Consumers' understanding of privacy rules in the marketplace

Journal of Consumer Affairs

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 411-424

  Turow, Joseph ^a   Hennessy, Michael ^a   Bleakley, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 50249137149     PISSN: 00220078     EISSN: 17456606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.2008.00116.x     Document Type: Article

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