FolioStart free

Law · Literature

Research papers on Surveillance and privacy

Recent and highly-cited academic work on surveillance and privacy, gathered from Semantic Scholar, CrossRef and OpenAlex.

Search all 200M+ papers on this topic, free →Or track new surveillance and privacy papers automatically as they publish

  1. General Data Protection Regulation—A Global Standard? Privacy Futures, Digital Activism, and Surveillance Cultures in the Global South

    Payal Arora · 2019 · Surveillance & Society · 29 citations

    This paper asks the question whether current data regulations designed to curb digital surveillance are enabling for Global South activists seeking to create systemic social change in today’s data-driven societies. This text proposes five measures to answer this question and devise a decolonial pathway to improve the human condition, namely: a) Recognize the long legacy of distrust of the law among activists; b) Channel our energies more on local governance and less on (trans)national regulation; c) Shift focus from the individual to the collective rights approach; d) Attend to motivations for publicity over privacy; e) Re-frame activism from grand movements to everyday creative insurgencies

    Save this paper

  4. DATA PRIVACY AND DIGITAL RIGHTS: PROTECTING PRIVACY THROUGH LAW SURVEILLANCE AND CONSENT

    Sijuola Atanda Lawal · 2025 · International Journal of Security, Privacy and Trust Management · 1 citations

    In our increasing digital society, personal data has become a valuable commodity. The spontaneous increase of online services, social media, and connected devices has led to unprecedented data collection and processing. This article explores the evolution of data privacy and digital rights, examining key legislation such as the GDPR, CCPA, and NDPR, and analyzing the challenges posed by surveillance, consent, and data breaches. Through case studies like the Cambridge Analytica scandal and recent fines imposed on tech companies, this article further highlights the importance of data protection frameworks and the ongoing struggle to balance innovation with individual rights.

    Save this paper

  6. Indigenous data protection in wastewater surveillance: balancing public health monitoring with privacy rights

    Melissa L. Perreault, Lawrence D. Goodridge · 2025 · Genomic Psychiatry · 1 citations

    Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has revolutionized public health surveillance by enabling real-time monitoring of disease patterns across populations through analysis of community wastewater. This innovative approach provides precise geographical tracking of pathogen levels and disease spread by detecting viral RNA and bacterial DNA signatures. Beyond pathogen detection, wastewater analysis reveals comprehensive community health data, including human genomic information and biomarkers of prescription medication and substance use patterns. For Indigenous populations, whose communities often occupy distinct geographical areas, this detailed biological data collection raises significant pri

    Save this paper

  11. Safeguarding the rights to privacy and digital protection of children in Africa: Nigeria and South Africa in focus

    Grace Ayodele Arowolo · 2025 · African Journal on Privacy & Data Protection

    In its General Comment 25 (2021), the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child encourages state parties to ensure the protection and upholding of children’s rights on the internet. To achieve this, a strong legislative framework is required. Therefore, this article aims to examine the degree to which children’s rights to privacy and data protection are incorporated and enshrined into the Nigerian and South African regulatory frameworks. These countries are state parties to various regional and international laws that safeguard the rights of children. The article also aims to explore relevant legislation in the European Union (EU) and the United States of America, as both are assum

    Save this paper

Write your paper with these sources

Folio is the integrity-first research workspace: search 200M+ papers, save sources, and write with citations that format themselves. Free for students and researchers.

Start writing free →