The Primacy of Privacy: A survey of knowledge and opinions

Prof. Masooda Bashir

Kevin Hoff

Gahyun Jeon

Research Interests

Humans and

Society

What is “Cloud Computing?”Background

Privacy is a complex, multifaceted concept Although privacy been an important topic throughout history, recent advances in

information technology have raised levels of concern to an all-time high Scholars have conceptualized “privacy” in many different ways:

“The right to be left alone” (Warren and Brandeis, 1890) “A self-serving economic good” (Richard Posner, 1978) “Contextual integrity” (Helen Nissenbaum, 2003) A taxonomy of different, yet related problems (Solove, 2009)

Different conceptions of privacy Privacy as a negative freedom – freedom from something, rather than a right to something else Secrecy paradigm – privacy applies to things that are secret Invasion paradigm – privacy violation is an invasion of a specific interest Inaccessibility – privacy is where the subject is inaccessible to others Privacy viewed as constitutional and human right

Decisional privacy, physical privacy, proprietary

privacy, informational privacy

What is “Cloud Computing?”Research Background In the U.S., the legal system surrounding information privacy is based on fair information

practices (FIPs) FIPs are an internationally recognized set of policies for collecting, managing, and distributing personal

information There are five main principles used in the U.S.:

1. Notice

2. Choice/Consent3. Access to data/participation4. Data Integrity/Security5. Enforcement (i.e. self, third-party, or government regulation)

Today, cloud service providers claim that their customers are providing informed consent by accepting privacy policies and terms of service agreements

By clicking “accept”, consumers are providing cloud service providers with legal rights to use their information for a variety of purposes

Informed Consent- “the process by which a fully informed user participates in decisions about his or her personal data” (van der Geest et al., 2005, p. 7)

Five principles of informed consent:1. Disclosure, Comprehension, Voluntariness, Competence, Agreement

What is “Cloud Computing?”Survey of Knowledge

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What is “Cloud Computing?”Survey of Opinions

81%

19%

Have you ever submitted in-formation online, but wished

that you did not have to? (n=727)

Yes

No26%

17%

57%

Have you ever decided not to use a website strictly because of the website’s Privacy Policy

or Terms of Service agreement? (n=707)

Yes, mul-tiple timesYes, only onceNo, never

26%

17%

57%

Have you ever decided not to use a website strictly because of the website’s Privacy Policy

or Terms of Service agree-ment? (n=707)

Yes, multiple times

Yes, only once

No, never

51%40%

9%

Do you think the US govern-ment has ever collected any information about you, that

you consider private, without notifying you or asking for

your consent? (n=560)

YesMaybeNo