The Erosion of Autonomy in Online Consumer Transactions

• Main Author: MIK, Eliza
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2016
• Subjects: e-commerce; consumer protection; technological nudges; behavioural advertising; Consumer Protection Law; E-Commerce; Science and Technology Law; Technology and Innovation
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/1736; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/3688/viewcontent/The_erosion_of_autonomy_in_online_consumer_transactions_2.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Online businesses influence consumer behaviour by means of a wide range of technologies that determine what information is displayed as well as how and when it is displayed. This creates an unprecedented power imbalance between the transacting parties, raising questions not only about the permissibl...