User perceptions of software with embedded spyware

Journal of Enterprise Information Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-23

  Sipior, Janice C ^a   Ward, Burke T ^a  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer software; Privacy; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349163767     PISSN: 17410398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410390810842228     Document Type: Article

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