Personlig integritet: a comparative study of perceptions of privacy in public places in Sweden and the United States

Authors:
Batya Friedman;Kristina Hook;Brian Gill;Lina Eidmar;Catherine Sallmander Prien;Rachel Severson
Affiliations:
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington;Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden;Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Washington;Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden;Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden;University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Venue:
Proceedings of the 5th Nordic conference on Human-computer interaction: building bridges
Year:
2008

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Abstract

In this paper we report on a cross-cultural study of people's judgments about privacy in public places. Replicating and extending a previously published study conducted in the US, 350 surveys and 30 interviews were conducted on a university campus in a major city in Sweden. Participants were recruited on campus while walking through a major public through fare which was being captured by a video camera and displayed in real-time in a room in a campus building overlooking the area. We analyze the Swedish data alone and also report comparative analyses with the previously published US data. Results showed in general Swedes are substantially more concerned about privacy in public places than their counterparts in the US. In both countries, women generally expressed more concern than men, but this gender gap was greater in the US than Sweden. Discussion focuses on cross-cultural perspectives on privacy in public and implications for interaction design.