Is It Harmful? Re-examining Privacy Concerns

Abstract

Abstract. The increased popularity of interconnected devices, which we rely on when performing day-to-day activities expose people to various privacy harms. This paper presents findings from the empirical investigation of privacy concerns. The study revealed that people, regardless of their diversity, perceive privacy harms as generic and simplified models, not individually as suggested in Solove's framework. Additionally, the results identified differences in privacy concerns related to information disclosure, protection behavior, and demographics. The findings may benefit privacy and system designers, ensuring that policies and digital systems match people's privacy expectations, decreasing risks and harms.

Is Privacy Controllable?

“…The effects and implications of providing users with control (and the feeling of control) over their personal information and its use have been abundantly studied. Control over personal information constitutes a whole dimension of privacy concerns for users ( [24], [31]). Interestingly, perceived control over information does not seem to impact the level of related privacy concerns, whenever this control is perceived to be low [26].…”

The privacy paradox applies to IoT devices too: A Saudi Arabian study

“…Many privacy paradox studies have used surveys and interviews to gather evidence (Kim et al, 2019;Barth et al, 2019;Kitkowska et al, 2017;ten Berg et al, 2019;Williams, 2018). Yet Kraemer and Flechais (2018) argue that studies need to be carried out that merge interventions and observations to deliver greater insights into IoT-related privacy behaviours.…”