Exploring the economic value of personal information from firms’ financial statements

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Highlights：

• Economic analysis of personal information has been qualitatively conducted, linked to privacy issues.

• This is not acceptable as prime online business models are dependent on personal information use.

• Company-level financial data can be used for approximating the value of personal data.

• Performance figures needs to be turned into a reliable economic value by considering future returns.

• It seems realistic that there are considerable regional differences in the economic value of a profile.

摘要

•Economic analysis of personal information has been qualitatively conducted, linked to privacy issues.•This is not acceptable as prime online business models are dependent on personal information use.•Company-level financial data can be used for approximating the value of personal data.•Performance figures needs to be turned into a reliable economic value by considering future returns.•It seems realistic that there are considerable regional differences in the economic value of a profile.

论文关键词：Personal information,Valuation of firm,Intangible asset,Online business model

论文评审过程：Available online 25 January 2014.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2013.12.005