Enhancing citizen participation through data subject right delegation

Adamu Adamu Habu; Tristan Henderson

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-61698-3_3

Enhancing citizen participation through data subject right delegation

Adamu Adamu Habu^*, Tristan Henderson

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Data subject rights (DSRs) such as the right of access and the right to data portability can provide citizens with information about how their data are used in society. Researchers in academia and civil society alike have used such rights to investigate and improve transparency in democratic institutions. Researching with DSRs, however, is quite hard to conduct, requires some legal and technical knowledge, and suffers scalability limitations. One method to improve this is through delegation, where data subjects allow researchers to take the lead in exercising DSRs on their behalf. In this paper, we present results from a user study investigating the acceptability of delegation of DSRs. We find that 86.67% of our 55 participants are willing to delegate their DSRs, and across three hypothetical research scenarios, the most acceptable delegate is a researcher conducting studies. Our findings can guide researchers in developing platforms to improve citizen participation in digital democracy studies that employ DSRs as a data collection tool.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Design for equality and justice
Subtitle of host publication	INTERACT 2023 IFIP TC 13 workshops, York, UK, August 28 – September 1, 2023, Revised selected papers, part II
Editors	Anna Bramwell-Dicks, Abigail Evans, Marco Winckler, Helen Petrie, José Abdelnour-Nocera
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Pages	27–43
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031616983
ISBN (Print)	9783031616976
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61698-3_3
Publication status	Published - 9 Jul 2024
Event	IFIP TC13 International Conference (INTERACT 2023) - York, United Kingdom Duration: 28 Aug 2023 → 1 Sept 2023 Conference number: 19 https://interact2023.org/

Publication series

Name	Lecture notes in computer science
Volume	14536
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	IFIP TC13 International Conference (INTERACT 2023)
Abbreviated title	INTERACT 2023
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	York
Period	28/08/23 → 1/09/23
Internet address	https://interact2023.org/

Keywords

Data protection
Data subject rights
Digital democracy
Citizen participation

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Habu, A. A., & Henderson, T. (2024). Enhancing citizen participation through data subject right delegation. In A. Bramwell-Dicks, A. Evans, M. Winckler, H. Petrie, & J. Abdelnour-Nocera (Eds.), Design for equality and justice: INTERACT 2023 IFIP TC 13 workshops, York, UK, August 28 – September 1, 2023, Revised selected papers, part II (pp. 27–43). (Lecture notes in computer science; Vol. 14536). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61698-3_3

Habu, Adamu Adamu ; Henderson, Tristan. / Enhancing citizen participation through data subject right delegation. Design for equality and justice: INTERACT 2023 IFIP TC 13 workshops, York, UK, August 28 – September 1, 2023, Revised selected papers, part II. editor / Anna Bramwell-Dicks ; Abigail Evans ; Marco Winckler ; Helen Petrie ; José Abdelnour-Nocera. Cham : Springer, 2024. pp. 27–43 (Lecture notes in computer science).

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Habu, AA & Henderson, T 2024, Enhancing citizen participation through data subject right delegation. in A Bramwell-Dicks, A Evans, M Winckler, H Petrie & J Abdelnour-Nocera (eds), Design for equality and justice: INTERACT 2023 IFIP TC 13 workshops, York, UK, August 28 – September 1, 2023, Revised selected papers, part II. Lecture notes in computer science, vol. 14536, Springer, Cham, pp. 27–43, IFIP TC13 International Conference (INTERACT 2023), York, United Kingdom, 28/08/23. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61698-3_3

Enhancing citizen participation through data subject right delegation. / Habu, Adamu Adamu; Henderson, Tristan.
Design for equality and justice: INTERACT 2023 IFIP TC 13 workshops, York, UK, August 28 – September 1, 2023, Revised selected papers, part II. ed. / Anna Bramwell-Dicks; Abigail Evans; Marco Winckler; Helen Petrie; José Abdelnour-Nocera. Cham: Springer, 2024. p. 27–43 (Lecture notes in computer science; Vol. 14536).

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Habu AA, Henderson T. Enhancing citizen participation through data subject right delegation. In Bramwell-Dicks A, Evans A, Winckler M, Petrie H, Abdelnour-Nocera J, editors, Design for equality and justice: INTERACT 2023 IFIP TC 13 workshops, York, UK, August 28 – September 1, 2023, Revised selected papers, part II. Cham: Springer. 2024. p. 27–43. (Lecture notes in computer science). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-61698-3_3

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