Trust Law, Fiduciaries, and Data Trusts
Oct 30, 2020
By Siddharth Manohar
The ‘trust’ framing of responsibility has emerged as a popular one in discussing the necessary safeguards and governance measures in data sharing for public good. This paper examines the basis for its popularity, the opportunities that it presents, and the warnings shared by some thinkers on the challenges of applying a fiduciary framework to steward functions over data sharing.
