Data subject rights as a research methodology: A systematic literature review
Data subject rights provide data controllers with obligations that can help with transparency, giving data subjects some control over their personal data. To date, a growing number of researchers have used these data subject rights as a methodology for data collection in research studies. No one, ho...
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| description | Data subject rights provide data controllers with obligations that can help with transparency, giving data subjects some control over their personal data. To date, a growing number of researchers have used these data subject rights as a methodology for data collection in research studies. No one, however, has gathered and analysed different academic research studies that use data subject rights as a methodology for data collection. To this end, we conducted a systematic literature review that searched, compiled, and analysed 32 academic studies that use data subject rights as a data collection method. We find that the right of access is the most commonly-used data subject right by researchers, most studies are interested in measuring data subject rights compliance, and that a variety of difficulties exist in conducting research studies with data subject rights. We conclude that researchers should explore other data subject rights for alternative purposes, ease the process of exercising data subject rights, and improve the scalability of these studies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9954fae2ee2b404caefc1bde04afcd142023-12-09T06:08:15ZengElsevierJournal of Responsible Technology2666-65962023-12-0116100070Data subject rights as a research methodology: A systematic literature reviewAdamu Adamu Habu0Tristan Henderson1Corresponding author.; School of Computer Science, University of St Andrews, Jack Cole Building, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9SX, Scotland, United KingdomSchool of Computer Science, University of St Andrews, Jack Cole Building, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9SX, Scotland, United KingdomData subject rights provide data controllers with obligations that can help with transparency, giving data subjects some control over their personal data. To date, a growing number of researchers have used these data subject rights as a methodology for data collection in research studies. No one, however, has gathered and analysed different academic research studies that use data subject rights as a methodology for data collection. To this end, we conducted a systematic literature review that searched, compiled, and analysed 32 academic studies that use data subject rights as a data collection method. We find that the right of access is the most commonly-used data subject right by researchers, most studies are interested in measuring data subject rights compliance, and that a variety of difficulties exist in conducting research studies with data subject rights. We conclude that researchers should explore other data subject rights for alternative purposes, ease the process of exercising data subject rights, and improve the scalability of these studies.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666659623000136Data protectionData subject rightsResearch methodologySystematic literature review |
| spellingShingle | Adamu Adamu Habu Tristan Henderson Data subject rights as a research methodology: A systematic literature review Journal of Responsible Technology Data protection Data subject rights Research methodology Systematic literature review |
| title | Data subject rights as a research methodology: A systematic literature review |
| title_full | Data subject rights as a research methodology: A systematic literature review |
| title_fullStr | Data subject rights as a research methodology: A systematic literature review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Data subject rights as a research methodology: A systematic literature review |
| title_short | Data subject rights as a research methodology: A systematic literature review |
| title_sort | data subject rights as a research methodology a systematic literature review |
| topic | Data protection Data subject rights Research methodology Systematic literature review |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666659623000136 |
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