Collective Information Practice: Exploring Privacy and Security as Social and Cultural Phenomena

Anderson, Ken

doi:10.1207/s15327051hci2103_2

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“…Thus while regulation is undoubtedly necessary in the generation of data friction, it will never be sufficient, and ultimately the responsibility for negotiating the tension between online activity and self-protective privacy is, in many cases, left to ordinary people engaging in everyday activities. As earlier interventions into the debate about technical versus regulatory solutions to online privacy concerns have addressed, it is therefore important to adopt a holistic approach when aiming to understand and address such challenges (Dourish & Anderson, 2006) (L. Edwards, 2003).…”

Section: Regulatory Factorsmentioning

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The politics of data friction

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2017

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Structured Abstract PurposeThe aim of the paper is to further develop Paul Edwards' concept of "data friction" by examining the socio-material forces that are shaping data movements in the cases of research data and online communications data. The paper aims to articulate a politics of data friction, identifying the interrelated infrastructural, socio-cultural and regulatory dynamics of data friction, and how these are contributing to the constitution of social relations. Design/methodology/approachThe article develops a hermeneutic review of the literature on socio-material factors influencing the movement of digital data between social actors in the cases of research data sharing and online communications data. Parallels between the two cases are identified and used to further develop understanding of the politics of "data friction" beyond the concept's current usage within the Science Studies literature. FindingsA number of overarching parallels are identified relating to (1) the ways in which new data flows and the frictions that shape them bring social actors into new forms of relation with one another, (2) the platformisation of infrastructures for data circulation, and (3) state action to influence the dynamics of d M resulting from the collective decisions of human actors who experience significantly different levels of empowerment with regard to shaping the overall outcome. Research implicationsThe paper further develops Paul Edwards' concept of "data friction" beyond its current application in Science Studies. Analysis of the broader dynamics of data friction across different cases identifies a number of parallels that require further empirical examination and theorisation. Practical implicationsThe observation that sites of data friction are deeply political has significant implications for all engaged in the practice and management of digital data production, circulation and use. Social implicationsI some of the complex socio-material dynamics shaping emergent data movements across a variety of domains, and inform deliberation at all levels -from everyday practice to international regulationabout how such frictions can be collectively shaped towards the creation of more equitable and just societies. Originality/valueThe paper makes an original contribution to the literature on friction in the dynamics of digital data movement, arguing that in many cases data friction may be something to enable and foster, rather than overcome. It also brings together literature from diverse disciplinary fields to examine these frictional dynamics within two cases that have not previously been examined in relation to one another.

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Section: Regulatory Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The politics of data friction

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2017

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“…Privacy and security are a pervasive aspect of how a system is designed and they cannot simply be grafted on [7]. We propose that, from a practical perspective, in the social world, security is an ongoing accomplishment rather than something that is set up and left alone, in agreement with Dourish and Anderson.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…Ridesharing software stands to benefit from tracking and data mining technologies, but the decision of whether to share information and share rides is inherently situated in social and cultural perspectives. Dourish and Anderson argue for a move away from narrow and technically focused views of privacy and security toward a holistic view of situated and collective information practice [7]. Here, we attempt to build on this view by exploring how to evolve a secure collective information practice in the ongoing design of a successful ridesharing system.…”

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Tensions in Developing a Secure Collective Information Practice - The Case of Agile Ridesharing

Radke

Brereton

Mirisaee

et al. 2011

Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2011

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Abstract. Many current HCI, social networking, ubiquitous computing, and context aware designs, in order for the design to function, have access to, or collect, significant personal information about the user. This raises concerns about privacy and security, in both the research community and main-stream media. From a practical perspective, in the social world, secrecy and security form an ongoing accomplishment rather than something that is set up and left alone. We explore how design can support privacy as practical action, and investigate the notion of collective information-practice of privacy and security concerns of participants of a mobile, social software for ride sharing. This paper contributes an understanding of HCI security and privacy tensions, discovered while "designing in use" using a Reflective, Agile, Iterative Design (RAID) method.

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“…There is little agreement within and across these groups as to what actions should be taken to adequately protect user data. In more recent years, the debate has often focused on conceptualisations with regard to rapidly developing technologies (e.g., [16]), and hence technology's relation on the social [5] and legal [20] aspects of Privacy.…”

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Sensitivity of personal data items in different online contexts

Ortlieb

Garner²

2016

It - Information Technology

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Abstract:We present the results of a survey study ( = 1,200) investigating online users' privacy sensitivity towards exposing specific data items to service providers of the three most prominent online services in the UK: online retail, social networking and information search. The study, representative of the online population of the UK, presents proof for the context-dependence of privacy sensitivity and provides concrete quantitative results for specific data items (like full name or mobile phone number). One of the key results is that data that is considered essential in order for a service to work is seldomly rated as sensitive. We could also show that passively collected data is in general more sensitive than concrete data provided by the users. However, specific conditions like control and transparency can have positive/negative effects on the sensitivity of data in a specific context.

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Collective Information Practice: Exploring Privacy and Security as Social and Cultural Phenomena

Cited by 208 publications

References 37 publications

The politics of data friction

The politics of data friction

Tensions in Developing a Secure Collective Information Practice - The Case of Agile Ridesharing

Sensitivity of personal data items in different online contexts

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