Information disclosure on mobile devices: Re-examining privacy calculus with actual user behavior

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1163-1173

  Keith, Mark J ^a   Thompson, Samuel C ^b   Hale, Joanne ^b   Lowry, Paul Benjamin ^c   Greer, Chapman ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Experimental methodology; Information disclosure; Information privacy; Location data; Mobile devices; Privacy calculus; Smartphone

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CALCULATIONS; DATA PRIVACY; LOCATION; MOBILE DEVICES; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; RISK PERCEPTION; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT; EXPERIMENTAL METHODOLOGY; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; INFORMATION DISCLOSURE; INFORMATION PRIVACY; LOCATION DATA; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; PRIVATE INFORMATION;

LOCATION BASED SERVICES;

EID: 84893650500     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: 10959300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2013.08.016     Document Type: Article

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