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While it is often claimed that users are empowered via online technologies, there is also a general feeling of privacy dis-empowerment. We investigate the perception of privacy and sharing empowerment online, as well as the use of privacy…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-03-23 Kovila P. L. Coopamootoo

Privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) are becoming increasingly crucial for addressing customer needs, security, privacy (e.g., enhancing anonymity and confidentiality), and regulatory requirements. However, applying PETs in organizations…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-09-13 Gonzalo Munilla Garrido , Kaja Schmidt , Christopher Harth-Kitzerow , Johannes Klepsch , Andre Luckow , Florian Matthes

Privacy enhancing technologies, or PETs, have been hailed as a promising means to protect privacy without compromising on the functionality of digital services. At the same time, and partly because they may encode a narrow conceptualization…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-12-06 Ero Balsa , Yan Shvartzshnaider

Privacy personas capture the differences in user segments with respect to one's knowledge, behavioural patterns, level of self-efficacy, and perception of the importance of privacy protection. Modelling these differences is essential for…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-02-20 Olena Hrynenko , Andrea Cavallaro

We measure how effective Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) are at protecting users from website fingerprinting. Our measurements use both experimental and observational methods. Experimental methods allow control, precision, and use on…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-12-11 Amit Datta , Jianan Lu , Michael Carl Tschantz

Privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) represent a critical operational challenge for the online advertising industry, requiring substantial infrastructure investment while promising improved consumer privacy protection. Even when PETs may…

General Economics · Economics 2025-12-22 Kinshuk Jerath , Klaus M. Miller , D. Daniel Sokol

As people across the world become increasingly aware of how their privacy is compromised in this digital era, the field of Privacy Enhancing Technologies, or PETs, has boomed. The first workshop on Privacy Enhancing Technology was in 2000,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-01-03 Sarah Cline , Jacob Aronoff

With smartphone technologies enhanced way of interacting with the world around us, it has also been paving the way for easier access to our private and personal information. This has been amplified by the existence of numerous embedded…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-07-10 Tanusree Sharma , Masooda Bashir

In the absence of data protection measures, software applications lead to privacy breaches, posing threats to end-users and software organisations. Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) are technical measures that protect personal data,…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-01-03 Maisha Boteju , Thilina Ranbaduge , Dinusha Vatsalan , Nalin Asanka Gamagedara Arachchilage

Privacy and data protection constitute core values of individuals and of democratic societies. There have been decades of debate on how those values -and legal obligations- can be embedded into systems, preferably from the very beginning of…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2015-04-13 George Danezis , Josep Domingo-Ferrer , Marit Hansen , Jaap-Henk Hoepman , Daniel Le Metayer , Rodica Tirtea , Stefan Schiffner

Privacy is an instance of a social norm formed through legal, technical, and cultural dimensions. Institutions such as regulators, industry, and researchers act as societal agents that both influence and respond to evolving norms. Attempts…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-06-05 Masoumeh Shafieinejad , Xi He , Bailey Kacsmar

Modern websites frequently use and embed third-party services to facilitate web development, connect to social media, or for monetization. This often introduces privacy issues as the inclusion of third-party services on a website can allow…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2022-10-05 Christine Utz , Sabrina Amft , Martin Degeling , Thorsten Holz , Sascha Fahl , Florian Schaub

Online tracking is a primary concern for Internet users, yet previous research has not found a clear link between the cognitive understanding of tracking and protective actions. We postulate that protective behaviour follows affective…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-05-08 Kovila P. L. Coopamootoo , Maryam Mehrnezhad , Ehsan Toreini

Privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) have attracted significant attention in response to privacy regulations, driving the development of applications that prioritize user data protection. At the same time, the information and communication…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-11-04 Marc Damie , Mihai Pop , Merijn Posthuma

As privacy issues have gained social salience, entrepreneurs have begun to offer privacy enhancing technologies (PETs) and the U.S. has begun to enact privacy legislation. But "privacy" is an ambiguous notion. In the liberal tradition, it…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2007-05-23 David J. Phillips

Privacy preservation in Internet of Things (IoT) systems requires the use of privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) built from innovative technologies such as cryptography and artificial intelligence (AI) to create techniques called privacy…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-02-10 Emmanuel Alalade , Ashraf Matrawy

Several ICT studies give anecdotal evidences showing privacy to be an area of concern that can influence adoption of technology in the developing world. However, in-depth understanding of end users' privacy attitudes and awareness is…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2014-10-16 Ponnurangam Kumaraguru , Niharika Sachdeva

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to permeate various sectors, safeguarding personal and sensitive data has become increasingly crucial. To address these concerns, privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) have emerged as a suite of…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-06-18 Nouha Oualha

Over the last two decades, the scale and complexity of the Internet and its associated technologies built on the World Wide Web has grown exponentially with access to Internet as a facility occupying a prime place with other amenities of…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2015-12-23 B H Priyanka , Ravi Prakash

People are concerned about privacy, particularly on the Internet. While many studies have provided evidence of this concern, few have explored the nature of the concern in detail, especially for the online environment. With this study, we…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Lorrie Faith Cranor , Joseph Reagle , Mark S. Ackerman
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