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Dos and donts of the data body economy Do Don't use plastic money pay cash tansfer money through bank shop online buy in small independent shops consume life style products display an unpredictable consumer behaviour complete registration forms refuse to register or provide erroneous data have an insurance against everything accept risk constantly use mobile communication equipment prefer face-to-face communication drive a car equipped with a GPS terminal use other means of transportation willingly provide personal information have privacy concerns browse Report: Data Bodies -1   Global data bodies - intro 0   Dos and donts of the data body economy +1   Virtual body and data body +2   Like that car? The tricks of the data body industry +3   Who are you?      ... Become your own data merchant!  INDEX CARD     RESEARCH MATRIX  Technological measures As laid down in the proposed EU Directive on copyright and related rights in the information society technological measures mean "... any technology, device, or component that, in the normal course of its operations, is designed to prevent or inhibit the infringement of any copyright..." The U.S. DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) divides technological measures in two categories: 1) measures that prevent unauthorized access to a copyrighted work, and 2) measures that prevent unauthorized copying of a copyrighted work. Also the making or selling of devices or services that can be used to circumvent either category of technological measures is prohibited under certain circumstances in the DMCA. Furthermore the 1996 WIPO Copyright Treaty states that the "... contracting parties shall provide adequate legal protection and effective legal remedies against the circumvention of effective technological measures that are used by authors..."