Consent to Online Privacy Policies

Toy, Alan

dc.contributor.author	Toy, Alan	en
dc.contributor.editor	Watson, S	en
dc.contributor.editor	Watts, P	en
dc.date.accessioned	2011-11-04T02:49:56Z	en
dc.date.issued	2009-12	en
dc.identifier.citation	New Zealand Business Law Quarterly 15(4):236-249 2009	en
dc.identifier.issn	1173-311X	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2292/8691	en
dc.description.abstract	Surfing the internet often results in the transfer of personal information between users of websites and the operators of those websites. This can be automatic such as the creation of logs regarding the user’s web browsing habits, or dependent on conscious acts of the user, such as posting personal photographs on an online social network. Frequently a website operator will promulgate a privacy policy regarding personal information divulged in the course of online transactions. This article will focus on one aspect of the enforceability of online privacy policies, namely the matter of consent. It will be demonstrated that contract principles are incapable of addressing this issue in this context with a sufficient degree of certainty. The concept of authorisation under data protection legislation such as the Privacy Act 1993 is a more appropriate mechanism for regulation of this issue.	en
dc.publisher	Thomson Reuters	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	New Zealand Business Law Quarterly	en
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dc.rights.uri	https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm	en
dc.title	Consent to Online Privacy Policies	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
pubs.issue	4	en
pubs.begin-page	236	en
pubs.volume	15	en
dc.rights.holder	Copyright: Thomson Reuters	en
pubs.author-url	http://www.law.auckland.ac.nz/webdav/site/law/shared/about/centres%20and%20associations/documents/NZBLQDec09.pdf	en
pubs.end-page	249	en
dc.rights.accessrights	http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess	en
pubs.subtype	Article	en
pubs.elements-id	230908	en
pubs.org-id	Business and Economics	en
pubs.org-id	Commercial Law	en
pubs.record-created-at-source-date	2011-10-12	en