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E-Commerce Liability and Security Breaches in Mobile Payment for e-Business Sustainability

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  • Se-Hak Chun

    (Department of Business Administration, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, 232 Gongreung-Ro, Nowon-Gu, Seoul 01811, Korea)

Abstract

This study investigates liability issues in electronic transactions when security or privacy breaches occur. As data is transferred using various devices, such as PCs, mobile phones, tablets, sensors, smart meters, and cars, and various architecture, such as the cloud, IoT, as well as in well-defined network structures in electronic commerce, privacy and security breaches happen. These have become a major hindrance to the development and use of commercial activities on the Internet. There have been many security breach cases, such as those of Target Corporation’s security and payment system (2013), eBay’s cyberattack (2014), Uber’s hacking incident (2016), Facebook’s personal data use and privacy breach (2018), and many others. Therefore, when a dispute regarding electronic transactions arises between a customer and a firm, the allocation of liability is very important for the sustainability of e-businesses. Many cases show that firms are held liable for those incidents. However, the liability allocation rule tends to vary slightly from country to country depending on the application areas. EU countries seem to favor customers. In the United States, there are actually no uniform federal laws relating to business cybersecurity. Also, in the case of cryptocurrency, liability tends to lie with customers. Why is the ruling different? In this regard, this paper analyses the legal framework for security and privacy breaches for sustainable e-businesses. In particular, this paper focuses on the optimal liability in terms of enhancing social welfare when considering both sides—the customer and the firm (or service provider). This paper shows that liability can be generally imposed on the firm’s side when the possibility of security or privacy breaches is high, and the customer’s loss is relatively large. However, the liability depends on the customer’s attitude towards risk, customer’s losses, and the efficiency of security investment.

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  • Se-Hak Chun, 2019. "E-Commerce Liability and Security Breaches in Mobile Payment for e-Business Sustainability," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(3), pages 1-18, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:11:y:2019:i:3:p:715-:d:201852
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    1. Honghong Wang, 2022. "BP neural network-based mobile payment risk prediction in cloud computing environment and its impact on e-commerce operation," International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management, Springer;The Society for Reliability, Engineering Quality and Operations Management (SREQOM),India, and Division of Operation and Maintenance, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden, vol. 13(3), pages 1072-1080, December.
    2. Xin Lin & RunZe Wu & Yong-Taek Lim & Jieping Han & Shih-Chih Chen, 2019. "Understanding the Sustainable Usage Intention of Mobile Payment Technology in Korea: Cross-Countries Comparison of Chinese and Korean Users," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(19), pages 1-23, October.
    3. Minh Ha Nguyen & Bui Thanh Khoa, 2019. "Perceived Mental Benefit in Electronic Commerce: Development and Validation," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(23), pages 1-21, November.
    4. Oussama Tounekti & Antonio Ruiz-Martínez & Antonio F. Skarmeta-Gómez, 2021. "Users’ Evaluation of a New Web Browser Payment Interface for Facilitating the Use of Multiple Payment Systems," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-24, April.
    5. Irene Y. L. Chen & Yi-Shun Wang & Bo-Ruei Li, 2021. "Investigating the Relative Performance of Bricks-and-Mortar, Clicks-and-Mortar, and Pure-Click Firms in Taiwan," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(6), pages 1-17, March.
    6. Jiaxin Zhang & Yan Luximon & Yao Song, 2019. "The Role of Consumers’ Perceived Security, Perceived Control, Interface Design Features, and Conscientiousness in Continuous Use of Mobile Payment Services," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(23), pages 1-16, December.

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