The Role of Mediation and Arbitration in Data Breach Disputes: Balancing Efficiency, Privacy, and Enforcement
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22958734Keywords:
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR),, data breaches, mediation, arbitration, cybersecurity, Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), cross-border disputes.Abstract
The increased popularity of the information leakage has provided an even greater need in the usage of efficient and safe tools of dispute resolution. The traditional litigation has been identified to be ineffective in resolving the complexities of data driven disputes resulting in the adoption of ADR practices. The paper will analyze the possibility of the ADR mechanisms, such as mediation, arbitration, negotiation, expert determination, conciliation, Early Neutral Evaluation, Online Dispute Resolution and ombudsmen services to the resolution of data breach disputes. It deals with mediation as a cooperative flexible approach, in high stakes cybersecurity, and arbitration is considered in the perspective of legal recognition and international enforcement. The benefits of ADR in data breach claims that are critically analyzed are cost-effectiveness, confidentiality, and, the amplified access to justice. Nevertheless, there are also issues associated with it such as the loopholes of the regulation, accessibility, consent-based ethical dilemma, and the boundaries of enforcement. In the paper, the discussion of the practical strategies of implementation proceeds with the emphasis on the necessity of effective legal frameworks, the sequence of the dispute resolution procedures, and the increasing importance of ODR. The article will assist in discussing the aspects of optimizing ADR in data breach cases by providing a summary of the existing literature and defining the areas of research that should be addressed further
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