Nudging privacy: The behavioral economics of personal information

IEEE Security and Privacy

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 82-85

  Acquisti, Alessandro ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric paternalism; Behavioral economics; Privacy

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS; COMPLEMENTARY TOOLS; ECONOMIC MODELS; INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY; NATURAL FIELDS; PERSONAL INFORMATION;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING;

ECONOMICS;

EID: 75149142201     PISSN: 15407993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MSP.2009.163     Document Type: Article

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