Keywords
Debra Satz, noxious market, privacy, commodification, antitrust, information privacy, neo-Brandeisian
Abstract
This Article argues that the buying and selling of personal data forms what Debra Satz calls a “noxious market,” and, thus, any regulation of information privacy should not accept or depend upon its commodification but should stand on its own. This Article proceeds in three parts. Part I first lays out the history and effects of data commodification, arguing that the market created by this commodification is noxious and undesirable. Part II examines the renewal of antitrust’s purpose as a regulatory tool, especially in the context of its use in the regulation of large technology firms. Finally, Part III argues that antitrust law, while useful to some aspects of technology
Recommended Citation
Jeffrey L. Vagle,
Privacy’s Commodification and the Limits of Antitrust,
77 Ark. L. Rev.
(2024).
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uark.edu/alr/vol77/iss1/4