PIPWatch toolbar: Using social navigation to enhance privacy protection and compliance

Andrew Clement; David Ley; Terry Costantino; Dan Kurtz; Mike Tissenbaum

doi:10.1109/MTS.2010.935989

PIPWatch toolbar: Using social navigation to enhance privacy protection and compliance

Andrew Clement, David Ley, Terry Costantino, Dan Kurtz, Mike Tissenbaum

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Repeated public surveys have found that people are increasingly concerned about their privacy when engaged in online activities [1]. In particular, people are concerned about how and when information is collected about them, and how that information is subsequently used. A number of strategies have been developed to assist individuals in protecting their privacy online. Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) such as the Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) have been developed to help individuals quickly analyze the privacy practices of different websites and in doing so help raise awareness of privacy risks before submitting sensitive personal information. Also, a number of jurisdictions have passed laws and regulations governing the handling of personal information. In Canada the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) governs how commercial companies gather and manage personal data.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	5431905
Pages (from-to)	50-57
Number of pages	8
Journal	IEEE Technology and Society Magazine
Volume	29
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MTS.2010.935989
State	Published - Mar 2010
Externally published	Yes

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