Privacy and data: an empirical study of the influence of types of data and situational context upon privacy perceptions
Managing Privacy: Information Technology and Corporate America
Managing Privacy: Information Technology and Corporate America
Privacy in electronic commerce and the economics of immediate gratification
EC '04 Proceedings of the 5th ACM conference on Electronic commerce
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Our research examines the manner in which web users choose between participation in the internet economy and protection of their personal data. We study the influence of various contextual elements (e.g., the privacy policies posted on sites) and individual characteristics (e.g., privacy concerns) on the willingness to communicate personal data online. An experimental study carried out on a sample of French students provides the framework for testing our conceptual model. The impact of privacy concerns on web users' attitude is confirmed. Privacy policies and the amount of data requested are also shown to influence the willingness to self-disclose. Finally, our findings establish that situational factors have a greater impact on the decision to provide personal data than personal convictions.