First comprehensive book on privacy and data protection seals post-adoption of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Enriches understanding of certification under the GDPR Provides global perspectives on privacy certification through comparative analysis Uniquely covers data protection authority certification schemes Draws lessons from challenges faced by trustmarks to inform privacy and data protection seals Presents novel case studies exploring the potential for privacy seals in emerging technologies Proposes an economic analysis of privacy seals and their role in solving problems of information asymmetries

Inhalt
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Data Protection Certification in the EU: Possibilities, Actors and Building Blocks in a Reformed Landscape.- Chapter 3. The Schleswig-Holstein Data Protection Seal.- Chapter 4. The French Privacy Seal Scheme: A Successful Test.- Chapter 5. Privacy Seals in the USA, Europe, Japan, Canada, India and Australia.- Chapter 6. Controversies and Challenges of Trustmarks: Lessons for Privacy and Data Protection Seals.- Chapter 7. The Potential for Privacy Seals in Emerging Technologies.- Chapter 8. An Economic Analysis of Privacy Seals.- Chapter 9. Conclusion.