Data as Capital: Does the Data Economy Challenge Traditional Human Rights Conceptions of Autonomy and Property

Key Points

• To explore how the data economy affects traditional conceptions of autonomy and property rights within human rights frameworks.
• Analysis of the role of data in the digital economy
• Examination of traditional human rights frameworks
• Assessment of inequalities in developing countries
• Data commodification undermines individual autonomy.
• Economic power concentrates among few major platforms.
• Inequalities worsen in countries with weak data governance.