Who knows about me? An analysis of age-related disclosure preferences

Linda Little; Pamela Briggs; Lynne Coventry

doi:10.14236/ewic/hci2011.31

Who knows about me? An analysis of age-related disclosure preferences

Linda Little, Pamela Briggs, Lynne Coventry

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Abstract

Users are increasingly willing to disclose sensitive personal information online, seemingly without great regard for privacy protection. We surveyed over 1200 people to measure user attitudes and behaviours in terms of: (i) the type and perceived sensitivity of information they regularly disclosed, and (ii) who the recipients of different types of information were. In our initial analysis of the data we have observed an interesting age-related trend: a U shaped curve whereby the youngest and oldest members of society are less protective of their privacy than the middle-aged cohort.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 25th BCS Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (BCS-HCI ’11)
Subtitle of host publication	Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom, 4-8 July 2011
Place of Publication	Swindon
Publisher	BCS Learning & Development
Pages	84-87
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/hci2011.31
Publication status	Published - 4 Jul 2011
Event	The 25th BCS Conference on Human Computer Interaction (HCI2011) - Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne Duration: 1 Jan 2011 → …

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Conference	The 25th BCS Conference on Human Computer Interaction (HCI2011)
Period	1/01/11 → …

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Age
Information disclosure
Privacy

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Little, L, Briggs, P & Coventry, L 2011, Who knows about me? An analysis of age-related disclosure preferences. in Proceedings of the 25th BCS Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (BCS-HCI ’11): Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom, 4-8 July 2011. BCS Learning & Development, Swindon, pp. 84-87, The 25th BCS Conference on Human Computer Interaction (HCI2011), 1/01/11. https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/hci2011.31

Who knows about me? An analysis of age-related disclosure preferences. / Little, Linda; Briggs, Pamela; Coventry, Lynne.
Proceedings of the 25th BCS Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (BCS-HCI ’11): Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom, 4-8 July 2011. Swindon: BCS Learning & Development, 2011. p. 84-87.

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