Managing privacy in the digital economy

In this era of the digital economy, proper management of digital privacy is critical for end-users, service providers, platform vendors, and the government. Addressing the increasing privacy concerns expressed by the public, research on digital privacy steadily grew over the recent decade, covering management, economics, and information science. Relevant regulation policies have also been adopted to control data privacy and the processing of personal data by digital service providers. As academic discussions accumulate, a convolution of conceptualizations of digital privacy emerges, which obstructs the interdisciplinary research progress. Based on a comprehensive review of related literature, this paper proposes an ontology of digital privacy and discusses emerging research themes. This paper emphasizes the interdisciplinary nature of privacy-related issues and provides the foundation for a merged view and practice-focused solutions.