Jernej and Ivo worked with Maryja Šupa to complete a comprehensive analysis of privacy laws. Our analysis centered on privacy legislation in the European Union, the United States, and China, each of which provided distinct regulatory approaches and underlying philosophies. The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) emerged as a benchmark, emphasizing individual rights and strict compliance standards. In contrast, the United States’ fragmented approach, with state and sector-specific privacy laws in place of a unified federal framework, poses unique challenges for regulatory consistency. China’s Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), with its centralized, state-driven model, offered a third perspective, prioritizing state oversight in data governance.
Beyond legislative comparison, we conducted a review of existing academic research on privacy issues across disciplines. Through network and text analysis, we explored scholarly articles from major databases, including Web of Science and Scopus, focusing on publications from the social sciences, law, and computer science. Using tools such as Gephi and VOS Viewer, we visualized the connections and collaborative networks within privacy research, which revealed influential works and emerging trends in the field.
As we consolidate our findings into a privacy white paper, we aim to contribute valuable insights to the discourse on data privacy. Our STSM has not only advanced our understanding of privacy legislation across jurisdictions but also underscored the importance of interdisciplinary approaches in addressing complex, global issues. We look forward to further collaboration and knowledge exchange in this vital area of study.