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Information Privacy: Understanding How Firms Behave Online, Gerald Kane, Kathy Schwaig, Veda Storey
Information Privacy: Understanding How Firms Behave Online, Gerald Kane, Kathy Schwaig, Veda Storey
Kathy S Schwaig
The acquisition and use of personal information by large corporations continues to be a leading issue in the age of virtual communication and collaboration. This research reviews and analyzes the privacy policies of large US companies to evaluate the substance and quality of their stated information practices. Six factors are identified that indicate the extent to which a firm is dependent upon consumer personal information, and therefore, more likely to develop high quality privacy statements. The study’s findings provide practical and theoretical implications for information privacy issues, particularly for consumers who need to decide whether to disclose their personal identifying …
The Quality Of Online Privacy Policies: A Resource-Dependency Perspective, Veda Storey, Gerald Kane, Kathy Schwaig
The Quality Of Online Privacy Policies: A Resource-Dependency Perspective, Veda Storey, Gerald Kane, Kathy Schwaig
Kathy S Schwaig
Privacy concerns and practices, especially those dealing with the acquisition and use of consumer personal information by corporations, are at the fore front of business and social issues associated with the information age. This research examines the privacy policies of large US companies to assess the substance and quality of their stated information practices. Six factors are identified that indicate the extent to which a firm is dependent upon consumer personal information, and therefore more likely to develop high quality privacy statements. The study findings provide practical and theoretical implications for information privacy issues, particularly for consumers who need to …
Privacy, Fair Information Practices And The Fortune 500: The Virtual Reality Of Compliance, Kathy Schwaig, Gerald Kane, Veda Storey
Privacy, Fair Information Practices And The Fortune 500: The Virtual Reality Of Compliance, Kathy Schwaig, Gerald Kane, Veda Storey
Kathy S Schwaig
Corporate information privacy policies are receiving increased attention in the information privacy debate. Prior studies used Web surveys to analyze the content of online information privacy policies and to assess whether or not the policies comply with a standard known as the Fair Information Practices. One assumption of these studies is that the main role of a privacy policy is to protect the consumer by communicating a firm's information practices. This paper employs Habermas's Theory of Communicative Action to uncover the much more complex and multifaceted roles that privacy policies actually play in a social context. Overall, the study's findings …
A Conceptual Investigation Of The E-Commerce Industry, V. Storey, D. Straub, Kathy Schwaig, R. Welke
A Conceptual Investigation Of The E-Commerce Industry, V. Storey, D. Straub, Kathy Schwaig, R. Welke
Kathy S Schwaig
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