What is the 'personal' in 'personal information'?

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What is the 'personal' in 'personal information'? / Søe, Sille Obelitz; Jørgensen, Rikke Frank; Mai, Jens-Erik.

I: Ethics and Information Technology, Bind 23, Nr. 4, 2021, s. 625-633.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Søe, SO, Jørgensen, RF & Mai, J-E 2021, 'What is the 'personal' in 'personal information'?', Ethics and Information Technology, bind 23, nr. 4, s. 625-633. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-021-09600-3

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Søe, S. O., Jørgensen, R. F., & Mai, J-E. (2021). What is the 'personal' in 'personal information'? Ethics and Information Technology, 23(4), 625-633. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-021-09600-3

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Søe SO, Jørgensen RF, Mai J-E. What is the 'personal' in 'personal information'? Ethics and Information Technology. 2021;23(4):625-633. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-021-09600-3

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Søe, Sille Obelitz ; Jørgensen, Rikke Frank ; Mai, Jens-Erik. / What is the 'personal' in 'personal information'?. I: Ethics and Information Technology. 2021 ; Bind 23, Nr. 4. s. 625-633.

Bibtex

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