A personalized approach to web privacy: Awareness, attitudes and actions

Information Management and Computer Security

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-73

  Wills, Craig E ^a   Zeljkovic, Mihajlo ^a  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Advertising; Privacy; Tracking; User studies; Web sites

Indexed keywords

ADVERTISING; DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION; JAVASCRIPT; MONITORING ACTIVITIES; PRIVACY; SOCIAL IMPLICATION; SOCIAL ISSUES; THIRD PARTIES; TRACKING; USER ATTITUDES; USER STUDY; WEB PAGE; WEB PRIVACY;

MARKETING; POPULATION STATISTICS; WEBSITES;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 79955599955     PISSN: 09685227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09685221111115863     Document Type: Article

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