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dc.contributor.authorGunawardena, Gananath
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-24T12:37:06Z
dc.date.available2020-02-24T12:37:06Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.kdu.ac.lk/handle/345/2578
dc.descriptionArticle Full Texten_US
dc.description.abstractSuccess and progress in the technological age is dependent on the ability to collect, process and disseminate information at lightning speeds, with incredible efficiency. Ironically, the same technology which improves life in the 21st century is often responsible for its setbacks. The use of cookies is a prime example of how convenience has come at a steep price. Through a qualitative analysis of legislation, case law, and academic opinion, this paper focuses on how the use of cookies, if not properly regulated, can lead to violations of an individual"s right to privacy, and how the Sri Lankan legal system is ill-equipped to counteract such violations. The study begins with the proposition that the right to cyber privacy exists as a positive legal right, despite its absence from the Sri Lankan Constitution. It then details the function of cookies, as well as their constructive and destructive potential. The crux of the paper highlights the inadequacies within the Sri Lankan legal system, focusing on the Computer Crimes Act No. 24 of 2007. Finally, it proposes certain amendments to the law with reference to international jurisprudence; specifically, the UK judgement in Vidal-Hall v. Google and the recent EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectCookiesen_US
dc.subjectCyber Privacyen_US
dc.subjectComputer Crimes Act No. 24 of 2007en_US
dc.titleThe Bitter Cookie: Right to Cyber Privacy in Sri Lanka Vs. the Misappropriation of Data Gathered Using Cookiesen_US
dc.typeArticle Full Texten_US
dc.identifier.journalKDU-IRCen_US
dc.identifier.pgnos85-91en_US


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