The impact of reading a web site's privacy statement on perceived control over privacy and perceived trust

Online Information Review

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 661-681

  Arcand, Manon ^a   Nantel, Jacques ^b   Arles Dufour, Mathieu ^c   Vincent, Anne ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Bell Canada ^*

^d BELL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electronic commerce; Internet; Online operations; Privacy; Trust

Indexed keywords

CYBERNETICS; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; INTERNET; ONLINE SYSTEMS; SAMPLING;

ONLINE OPERATIONS; PRIVACY STATEMENTS; WEB SITE PRIVACY;

DATA PRIVACY;

EID: 35348905610     PISSN: 14684527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14684520710832342     Document Type: Article

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