THE COLLISION BETWEEN PUBLIC POLICY AND TECHNOLOGY RAISES THE STAKES FOR USERS
THE COLLISION BETWEEN PUBLIC POLICY AND TECHNOLOGY RAISES THE STAKES FOR USERS

Summary/Abstract: Strategy, public policy and threat management have risen and flourished despite the constant conundrum of protecting infrastructure and top technology. To have both the big picture and successfully prevent or interrupt malicious behaviour it is necessary to comprehend what the threat is and what it means to us, and to achieve that, we must be able to position ourselves between grasping what public policy has to offer and what technology brings to the table. This is intended to be an interdisciplinary approach on law and policy that will show what are the limits and guarantees of user experience nowadays in the European Union and, secondly, will argue the advantages and disadvantages to what are users experiencing in non-member states. The paper will analyse what part data and confidentiality for security plays and how a continuous development of policy and strategy can answer the questions raised by technology and hybrid threats to national security. It will follow the lines European policy draws given the latest threat development and will revolve around what changes form the user’s perspective. Therefore, from necessity to strategy, to enforcement, the first step is identifying and addressing one issue in a common manner. Furthermore, it means we can achieve common grounds and have a correct and adequate solution. In order to find out how public policy works better for individuals, we scrutinise whether the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an answer to all our questions, or just a complex insurance designed to safeguard user online experience. Moreover, we study how enforcing an internet law like China or Russia is in comparison to having a set of rules and guarantees such as the European GDPR, and the effect on user digital behaviour. The basis of this study will approach European case law on the matter of guaranteeing user fundamental rights concerning confidentiality, showing how European strategy is being enforced by regulations and put into force by law. It also finds that member states have the inherent responsibility to guarantee both user rights and transparency. To have a better understanding on how people perceive the rules and regulations we use polls to measure how the public policy framework is comprehended by the people it intends to protect, and if the state policy toolset guarantees users digital literacy.

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