Data Protection in the Metaverse: Concerns and Implications
The metaverse, as announced by Mark Zuckerberg in October 2021, is gaining noticeable momentum. Metaverse is expected to present huge economic and social opportunities such as in health, education and industry sectors. However, this comes with a high cost; a wide range of risks on privacy, data protection, identity, cybersecurity, ownership, misuse, digital sovereignty as well as economic and social risks such as impacts on vulnerable groups.
