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The chapter explores the use of mobile phone metadata in humanitarian contexts, particularly in developing countries, to support public health and disaster response efforts. It addresses significant privacy challenges, including the high risk of re-identification despite anonymization, and emphasizes the need for trusted data recipients, privacy-conscious data-sharing protocols, and government support. The authors advocate for multi-stakeholder collaboration to establish best practices and harmonize regulatory frameworks to enable responsible and effective cross-border data sharing for social good.

The chapter examines the transformative effects of GDPR on personal data protection, highlighting challenges in enabling individuals to effectively control and benefit from their data amidst complex digital ecosystems. It critiques GDPR's indirect empowerment approach, emphasizing the need for novel institutional models like data fiduciaries and trusted third parties to represent individuals' interests and manage data on their behalf. The chapter also advocates for combining regulatory frameworks with positive incentives and ethical AI applications to foster fairness, accountability, and meaningful behavioral change in personal data management.