A usability study of internet privacy policies for state and commercial websites

International Journal of Services and Standards

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 52-68

  Ann Becker, Shirley ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

consumer trust; e commerce; electronic government; privacy policies; privacy statements; services; standards; web usability

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644542600     PISSN: 17408849     EISSN: 17408857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijss.2004.005688     Document Type: Article

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26. The National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0203409 supported this work. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this content are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.