Internet privacy policies of the largest international companies

Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 46-62

  Peslak, Alan R ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

e commerce privacy; Fair information practices; Internet privacy; Online privacy; Privacy

Indexed keywords

DATA PRIVACY; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PUBLIC POLICY; WEBSITES;

CONSUMER-CENTERED PRIVACY POLICIES; E-COMMERCE PRIVACY; FAIR INFORMATION PRACTICES; INTERNET PRIVACY; ONLINE PRIVACY;

INTERNET;

EID: 33749399316     PISSN: 15392937     EISSN: 15392929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jeco.2006070103     Document Type: Review

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