Personal data is becoming more and more valuable because of new possibilities in gathering and analyzing data. Although, users integrate information systems in their most private spheres, they do not take adequate care of their privacy. In fact, they are becoming increasingly concerned about their information privacy, but act in a different way. This inconsistency in users’ behavior is known as...

Social networking sites (SNSs) have become increasingly popular in recent years. These websites allow millions of individuals to create online profiles and disclose information with others. The disclosure of personal information has been considered as a major issue which can lead to negative consequences; therefore, privacy is a major concern of SNSs users. It is important to understand and mea...

This paper presents preliminary findings from an empirical study to assess individual privacy concerns for Internet commerce. Using Keeney’s (1999) value-focused thinking approach, 92 individuals with prior Internet shopping experience were interviewed from across the United States and the United Kingdom. Data from the interviews was used to identify eight fundamental and 20 means objectives th...

Social networking websites (SNS) facilitate communication and information sharing between people. Media have reported significant concerns of SNS users regarding their privacy. SNS have tried to address these privacy concerns by introducing controlling features. This study investigates the issue of trust in SNS, its predictors, and its consequences. We suggest that three categories of factors s...

Privacy-related concerns are likely to be important to the successful adoption and implementation of new information technologies. While personal concerns about privacy (especially information privacy) are well documented in the literature, research on the specific source of these concerns is limited. In particular, there is a dearth of information system’s research that focuses on the characte...

Since ecommerce requires individuals to disclose their personal information, an issue of information privacy becomes an impediment towards its adoption. However, a paradox exists whereby individuals claim privacy concerns, yet act contrarily by using ecommerce. Our research aims to investigate the reasoning behind individuals use of ecommerce, despite claiming concerns for their information pri...

In this globally connected world, maintaining information privacy has become an issue to both individuals and societies. People from different cultural backgrounds not only perceive the importance of privacy differently but also may differ in terms of how they assess the sensitivity of private information, which might consequently affect their disclosure behaviors. Studying privacy concerns thr...

Concerns about privacy in the online environment are quite prevalent and continue to increase with the use of the Internet for both commercial and social activities. Research concerning online privacy has rightfully focused on e-commerce applications and, therefore, on companies’ collection and usage of personal information. Therefore, the assumed threat of misusing information has traditionall...