Privacy as a shared feature of the e-phenomenon: A comparison of privacy policies in e-government, e-commerce and e-teaching

International Journal of Information Technology and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 232-249

  McRobb, Steve ^a   Stahl, Bernd Carsten ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

E commerce; E government; E teaching; Privacy; Privacy policy

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; E-LEARNING; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

E-GOVERNMENT; E-PHENOMENON; E-TEACHING; PRIVACY POLICY;

DATA PRIVACY;

EID: 34547275107     PISSN: 14614111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijitm.2007.014002     Document Type: Article

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