Title :
Privacy and rationality in individual decision making
Author :
Acquisti, Alessandro ; Grossklags, Jens
Author_Institution :
Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA
Abstract :
Traditional theory suggests consumers should be able to manage their privacy. Yet, empirical and theoretical research suggests that consumers often lack enough information to make privacy-sensitive decisions and, even with sufficient information, are likely to trade off long-term privacy for short-term benefits
Keywords :
data privacy; consumer privacy management; individual decision making; privacy-sensitive decision making; Cognitive science; Computer security; Decision making; Demography; Information security; Privacy; Problem-solving; Protection; Psychology; Public policy; bounded rationality; personal information; personal privacy; privacy decisions;
Journal_Title :
Security & Privacy, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSP.2005.22
