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A theory of pricing private data

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When the analysis of individuals' personal information has value to an institution, but it compromises privacy, should individuals be compensated? We describe the foundations of a market in which those seeking access to data must pay for it and individuals are compensated for the loss of privacy they may suffer.

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      Communications of the ACM  Volume 60, Issue 12
      December 2017
      91 pages
      ISSN:0001-0782
      EISSN:1557-7317
      DOI:10.1145/3167461
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