Social computing systems are increasingly a part of people’s social environment. Inherent to such communities is the collection and sharing of personal information, which in turn may raise concerns about privacy. In this study, we extend prior research on internet privacy to address questions about antecedents of privacy concerns in social computing communities, as well as the impact of privacy...

This study investigates the influencing factors of online privacy concerns in using social network services, cloud storage services, and mobile banking services in South Korea. We induced that influencing factors to online privacy concerns are awareness of privacy issues, the perceived ability to control data collection and its subsequent use, and a perceived vulnerability to personal data coll...

INTRODUCTION Advances in health technology such as genome sequencing and wearable sensors now allow for the collection of highly granular personal health data from individuals. It is unclear how people think about privacy in the context of these emerging health technologies. An open question is whether early adopters of these advances conceptualize privacy in different ways than non-early adopt...

Information privacy is a major concern of internet users; however, online vendors need information provided by consumers to sell products and services. This work proposes three essays to explore online privacy behavior of internet users. The first essay examines the role of personal dispositions in impacting information sensitivity, privacy concern, and trust in the context of providing health ...

In the current IoT (Internet of Things) environment, more and more Things: devices, objects, sensors, and everyday items not usually considered computers, are connected to the Internet, and these Things affect and change our social life and economic activities. By using IoTs, service providers can collect and store personal information in the real world, and such providers can gain access to de...

This paper introduces Internet of Things (IoTs), which offers capabilities to identify and connect worldwide physical objects into a unified system. As a part of IoTs, serious concerns are raised over access of personal information pertaining to device and individual privacy. This survey summarizes the security threats and privacy concerns of IoT..

Most companies’ new business practices are based on customer data. These practices have raised privacy concerns because of the associated risks. Privacy laws require companies to gain customer consent before using their information, which stands as the biggest roadblock to monetise this asset. Privacy literature suggests that reducing privacy concerns and building trust may increase individuals...

As electronic commerce environments become more and more interactive, privacy is a matter of increasing concern. Many surveys have investigated households' privacy attitudes and concerns, revealing a general desire among Internet users to protect their privacy. To complement these questionnaire-based studies, we conducted an experiment in which we compared self-reported privacy preferences of 1...

In the ambient computing future, security promises to be the foundational design feature that allows pervasive systems to protect personal information privacy. As fledgling pervasive computing systems gain a foothold presence in becoming more flexible and, at the same time, more invisibly interconnected, system users may have to trade privacy and protection to gain full entry into this new info...

Personal data are the new oil. Vast amounts of spatiotemporal data generated by individuals have been collected and analyzed, such as check-in data, trajectories, web browsing data and timestamped medical records. These personal data are a valuable resource for businesses and also have the potential to provide significant social benefits through sharing and reuse. However, privacy concerns hind...