The privacy paradox – Investigating discrepancies between expressed privacy concerns and actual online behavior – A systematic literature review

Barth, Susanne; Jong, Menno D.T. de

doi:10.1016/j.tele.2017.04.013

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“…This is not in line with past studies which found that people are willing to accept risks and disclose information when they perceive more benefits than risks in doing so (Beuker, 2016;Barth & de Jong, 2017). Hypotheses 3 and 4 were also rejected, in contrast to what has been said in literature (Beldad, 2011;Stewart & Segars, 2002).…”

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“…Beuker (2016) and Barth and de Jong (2017) state that, even though people may claim to value their informational privacy, in truth, once they estimate the benefits from the information disclosure, personal information can then be traded. In line with the theory of "The Price of Convenience (PoC)", it is often found that the calculated value of the benefits often outweighs the estimated costs of information disclosure (Culnan & Bies, 2003;Olivero & Lunt, 2004).…”

Section: The Multidimensionality Of Privacy Concerns In Smart Citiesmentioning

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South Africa’s Quest for Smart Cities: Privacy Concerns of Digital Natives of Cape Town, South Africa

Tshiani

Tanner

2018

IJELL

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Contribution: This study contributes to scientific literature by detailing the impact of specific factors on the privacy concerns of citizens living in an African city Findings: The findings reveal that the more that impersonal data is collected by the Smart City of Cape Town, the lower the privacy concerns of the digital natives. The findings also show that the digital natives have higher privacy concerns when they express a strong need to be aware of the security measure put in place by the city. Recommendations for Practitioners: Practitioners (i.e., policy makers) should ensure that it is a legal requirement to have security measures in place to protect the privacy of the citizens while collecting data within the smart city of Cape Town. These regulations should be made public to appease any apprehensions from its citizens towards smart city implementations. Less personal data should also be collected on the citizens. Recommendation for Researchers: Researchers should further investigate issues related to privacy concerns in the context of African developing countries. Such is the case since the population of these countries might have unique cultural and philosophical perspectives that might influence how they perceive privacy. Impact on Society: Cities are becoming “smarter” and in developing world context like Africa, privacy issues might not have as a strong influence as is the case in the developing world. Future Research: Further qualitative studies should be conducted to better understand issues related to perceived benefits, perceived control, awareness of how data is collected, and level of privacy concerns of digital natives in developing countries.

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Section: The Multidimensionality Of Privacy Concerns In Smart Citiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

South Africa’s Quest for Smart Cities: Privacy Concerns of Digital Natives of Cape Town, South Africa

Tshiani

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2018

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“…Second, self‐report WTS was assessed in this study. The Privacy Paradox suggests discrepancies in people's stated and actual WTS. It would be of interest to see if the same model (and factors, ie, benefit perception and trust) determines people's actual WTS.…”

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Psychological factors that determine people's willingness‐to‐share genetic data for research

Bearth

Siegrist

2019

Clinical Genetics

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Of all the information that we share, health and genetic data might be among the most valuable for researchers. As data are handled as particularly sensitive information, a number of pressing issues regarding people's preferences and privacy concerns are raised. The goal of the present study was to contribute to an understanding of people's reported willingness‐to‐share genetic data for science (WTS). For this, predictive psychological factors (eg, risk and benefit perceptions, trust, knowledge) were investigated in an online survey (N = 416). Overall, participants seemed willing to provide their genetic data for research. Participants who perceived more benefits associated with data sharing were particularly willing to share their data for research (β = .29), while risk perceptions were less influential (β = −.14). As participants with higher knowledge of the potential uses of genetic data for research perceived more benefits (β = .20), WTS can likely be improved by providing people with information regarding the usefulness of genetic data for research. In addition to knowledge and perceptions, trust in data recipients increased people's willingness‐to‐share directly (β = .24). Especially in the sensitive area of genetic data, future research should strive to understand people's shifting perceptions and preferences.

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“…We define the Privacy Paradox as the "discrepancy between the expressed concern and the actual behavior of users" (Barth & de Jong, 2017). Due to its popularity, it has been deconstructed in many previous studies.…”

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Smartwatch games: Encouraging privacy-protective behaviour in a longitudinal study

Williams

Nurse

Creese

2019

Computers in Human Behavior

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While the public claim concern for their privacy, they frequently appear to overlook it. This disparity between concern and behaviour is known as the Privacy Paradox. Such issues are particularly prevalent on wearable devices. These products can store personal data, such as text messages and contact details. However, owners rarely use protective features. Educational games can be effective in encouraging changes in behaviour. Therefore, we developed the first privacy game for (Android) Wear OS watches. 10 participants used smartwatches for two months, allowing their high-level settings to be monitored. Five individuals were randomly assigned to our treatment group, and they played a dynamically-customised privacy-themed game. To minimise confounding variables, the other five received the same app but lacking the privacy topic. The treatment group improved their protection, with their usage of screen locks significantly increasing (p = 0.043). In contrast, 80% of the control group continued to never restrict their settings. After the posttest phase, we evaluated behavioural rationale through semistructured interviews. Privacy concerns became more nuanced in the treatment group, with opinions aligning with behaviour. Actions appeared influenced primarily by three factors: convenience, privacy salience and data sensitivity. This is the first smartwatch game to encourage privacy-protective behaviour.

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The privacy paradox – Investigating discrepancies between expressed privacy concerns and actual online behavior – A systematic literature review

Cited by 559 publications

References 57 publications

South Africa’s Quest for Smart Cities: Privacy Concerns of Digital Natives of Cape Town, South Africa

South Africa’s Quest for Smart Cities: Privacy Concerns of Digital Natives of Cape Town, South Africa

Psychological factors that determine people's willingness‐to‐share genetic data for research

Smartwatch games: Encouraging privacy-protective behaviour in a longitudinal study

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