Definitions[]
Cyberspace[]
One is a user of cyberspace
| “ | when they use devices to access services, such as access to online banking, shopping, email, streaming video, social media, or the news.[1] | ” |
European Union[]
A user is
| “ | any legal entity or natural person using a publicly available electronic communications service, for private or business purposes, without necessarily having subscribed to that service.[2] | ” |
Financial[]
A user is
| “ | [a] person or entity that uses a stablecoin as a means of payment or store of value.[3] | ” |
General[]
A user (also referred to as an end user) is "[a] person or entity with authorized access"[4] to a computer or computer network, like the Internet.
A user is
| “ | [a]n individual who can receive information from, input information to, or modify information on, a system without a reliable human review. In a processing context, this also includes a process acting on behalf of a user. It is often convenient to refer to a user who is NOT a privileged user as a General User.[5] | ” |
Overview[]
A user accesses and sends and receives data either through individual connections or through organizations such as universities and businesses. Users in this context include both those who use a computer or the Internet primarily to receive information, as well as content creators who use the Internet to distribute information to other end users.
References[]
- ↑ Cybersecurity: Selected Issues for the 115th Congress, at 1.
- ↑ Data Retention Directive, art. 2b.
- ↑ Regulation, Supervision and Oversight of “Global Stablecoin” Arrangements, at 5.
- ↑ 45 C.F.R. §164.304.
- ↑ DCID 6/3, Glossary, App. B.