TY - JOUR
T1 - Measuring the brussels effect through access requests
T2 - Has the European General Data Protection Regulation Influenced the Data Protection Rights of Canadian Citizens?
AU - Mahieu, René
AU - Asghari, Hadi
AU - Parsons, Christopher
AU - van Hoboken, Joris
AU - Crete-Nishihata, Masashi
AU - Hilts, Andrew
AU - Anstis, Siena
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - We investigate empirically whether the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) improved compliance with data protection rights of people who are not formally protected under GDPR. By measuring compliance with the right of access for European Union (EU) and Canadian residents, we find that this is indeed the case. We argue this is likely caused by the Brussels Effect, a mechanism whereby policy diffuses primarily through market mechanisms. We suggest that a willingness to back up its rules with strong enforcement, as it did with the introduction of the GDPR, was the primary driver in allowing the EU to unilaterally affect companies' global behavior.
AB - We investigate empirically whether the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) improved compliance with data protection rights of people who are not formally protected under GDPR. By measuring compliance with the right of access for European Union (EU) and Canadian residents, we find that this is indeed the case. We argue this is likely caused by the Brussels Effect, a mechanism whereby policy diffuses primarily through market mechanisms. We suggest that a willingness to back up its rules with strong enforcement, as it did with the introduction of the GDPR, was the primary driver in allowing the EU to unilaterally affect companies' global behavior.
KW - Brussels effect
KW - Data protection
KW - Enforcement
KW - GDPR
KW - Right of access to personal data
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85109099719&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.5325/jinfopoli.11.2021.0301
DO - 10.5325/jinfopoli.11.2021.0301
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85109099719
SN - 2381-5892
VL - 11
SP - 301
EP - 349
JO - Journal of Information Policy
JF - Journal of Information Policy
ER -