Using the content of online privacy notices to inform public policy: A longitudinal analysis of the 1998-2001 U.S. web surveys

Information Society

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 345-359

  Milne, George R ^a   Culnan, Mary J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Online privacy; Public policy; Self regulation; Web surveys

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036814612     PISSN: 01972243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01972240290108168     Document Type: Article

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