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Opinion polls suggest that the public value their privacy, with majorities calling for greater control of their data. However, individuals continue to use online services which place their personal information at risk, comprising a Privacy…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2018-07-17 Meredydd Williams , Jason R. C. Nurse

In today's digital society, issues related to digital privacy have become increasingly important. Issues such as data breaches result in misuse of data, financial loss, and cyberbullying, which leads to less user trust in digital services.…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-09-05 Mehmet Berk Cetin

Since the beginning of the digital area, privacy and anonymity have been impacted drastically (both, positively and negatively), by the different technologies developed for communications purposes. The broad possibilities that the Internet…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2014-07-03 Adrian Yanes

Conceptions of privacy differ by culture. In the Internet age, digital tools continuously challenge the way users, technologists, and governments define, value, and protect privacy. National and supranational entities attempt to regulate…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2021-04-12 Mary Sanford , Taha Yasseri

We report from a study performed in ten European countries, where we asked about attitudes and behaviour towards data sharing behaviour. We looked into the differences between members of age groups. We find that there are more similarities…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2018-10-12 Wolfgang Leister , Ingvar Tjøstheim

Big data is a term used for a very large data sets that have many difficulties in storing and processing the data. Analysis this much amount of data will lead to information loss. The main goal of this paper is to share data in a way that…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-08-14 Jalpesh Vasa , Panthini Modi

Although mobile devices benefit users in their daily lives in numerous ways, they also raise several privacy concerns. For instance, they can reveal sensitive information that can be inferred from location data. This location data is shared…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-04-25 Antoine Boutet , Victor Morel

Over the last two decades, the scale and complexity of Anonymous networks and its associated technologies grows exponentially as privacy has become a major concern of individuals. Also, some cyber attackers make use of privacy…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-12-18 Tian Yunfan , Zhang Xiang

Personalisation refers to the catering of online services to match consumer's interests. In order to provide personalised service, companies gather data on the consumer. In this situation, consumers must navigate a trade-off when they want…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2021-08-24 Caoimhe O'Maonaigh , Deepak Saxena

Privacy is a concept found throughout human history and opinion polls suggest that the public value this principle. However, while many individuals claim to care about privacy, they are often perceived to express behaviour to the contrary.…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2018-07-17 Meredydd Williams , Jason R. C. Nurse , Sadie Creese

Web tracking by ad networks, social networks, and other third parties is privacy-invasive. To protect users' privacy an increasing number of countries are adopting new privacy laws. However, a major reason why their application on the web…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-04-22 Harry Yu , Patton Yin , Sebastian Zimmeck

Digital devices like tablets, media players, and kiosks are increasingly deployed in U.S. prisons. These technologies can enable incarcerated people to access education, communicate with loved ones, and develop vital reentry skills.…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-04-14 Yael Eiger , Nino Migineishvili , Emi Yoshikawa , Liza Nadtochiy , Kentrell Owens , Franziska Roesner

A majority of the work on digital privacy and security has focused on users from developed countries who account for only around 20\% of the global population. Moreover, the privacy needs for population that is already marginalized and…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-04-17 Aakash Gautam

To understand how privacy incidents lead to harms, HCI researchers have historically leveraged legal frameworks. However, these frameworks expect acute, tangible harms and thus may not cover the full range of human experience relevant to…

Users share a vast amount of data while using web and mobile applications. Most service providers such as email and social media providers provide users with privacy controls, which aim to give users the means to control what, how, when,…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-03-25 Eman Alashwali

From the early days of the information economy, personal data has been its most valuable asset. Despite data protection laws and an acknowledged right to privacy, trading personal information has become a business equated with "trading…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-05-14 Sarah Spiekermann , Alexander Novotny

The industry for children's apps is thriving at the cost of children's privacy: these apps routinely disclose children's data to multiple data trackers and ad networks. As children spend increasing time online, such exposure accumulates to…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2021-11-30 Anirudh Ekambaranathan , Jun Zhao , Max Van Kleek

Nowadays, privacy has become a very serious issue with smart and mobile platforms. Users tend to allow intrusive apps access much sensible information without really knowing the potential threats. To solve this issue several solutions (e.g.…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2018-09-05 Alan Ferrari , Silvia Giordano

Most scholars, politicians, and activists are following individualistic theories of privacy and data protection. In contrast, some of the pioneers of the data protection legislation in Germany like Adalbert Podlech, Paul J. M\"uller, and…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2012-06-15 Jörg Pohle

From buying books to finding the perfect partner, we share our most intimate wants and needs with our favourite online systems. But how far should we accept promises of privacy in the face of personal profiling? In particular we ask how can…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2016-08-22 Pól Mac Aonghusa , Douglas J. Leith