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Articles about Online Privacy

Auxier, Brooke, Lee Rainie, Monica Anderson, Andrew Perrin, Madhu Kumar, and Erica Turner. “Americans and Privacy: Concerned, Confused and Feeling Lack of Control Over Their Personal Information.” Pew Research Center, 15 Nov. 2019.
This report describes the results of a 2019 survey of 4,272 Americans. The survey asked respondents about their attitudes towards online privacy.
Barnard-Wills, David, and Debi Ashenden. “Playing with Privacy: Games for Education and Communication in the Politics of Online Privacy.” Political Studies, vol. 63, no. 1, Mar. 2015.
This scholarly article describes a study that analyzed the effectiveness of games used to educate online users about online privacy.
Baruh, Lemi, et al. “Online Privacy Concerns and Privacy Management: A Meta-Analytical Review.” Journal of Communication, vol. 67, no. 1, 2017, pp 26-53.
This scholarly article reviews multiple studies of users’ perception of privacy and use of privacy settings.
Benjamin, Garfield. “Amazon Echo’s Privacy Issues Go Way Beyond Voice Recordings.” The Conversation, 20 January 2020.
This opinion article discusses the privacy issues with Alexa.
Cranor, Lorrie and Hana Habib. “Private Browsing: What it Does - and Doesn’t Do - to Shield Your From Prying Eyes on the Web.” The Conversation, 30 July, 2020.
This article explains the limitations of private browsers.
Fleming, Piers, Andrew P. Bayliss, S. Gareth Edwards, and Charles R. Seger. “The Role of Personal Data Value, Culture and Self-Construal in Online Privacy Behaviour.” PLoS ONE, vol. 16, no. 7, 2021, pp. 1-20.
This scholarly article describes a study that compared online users’ privacy concerns to their actual practices.
Haskell-Dowlan, Paul. “Apple’s New ‘App Tracking Transparency’ Has Angered Facebook. How Does it Work, What’s All the Fuss About, and Should You Use It?” The Conversation, 28 April, 2021.
Informative piece that explains Apple’s new app-tracking transparency feature.
Lacey, Cherie and Alex Beattie. “We Need a Code to Protect Our Online Privacy and Wipe Out ‘Dark Patterns’ in Digital Design.” The Conversation, 15 September, 2020.
This opinion piece argues for the necessity of a new code that will eliminate “dark patterns” in digital design.
Moreno, Megan A., et al. “Internet Safety Education for Youth: Stakeholder Perspectives.” BMC Public Health, vol. 13, no. 1, 2013, pp. 1–6.
This scholarly article discusses a study designed to determine how students should be educated about internet privacy.
Paterson, Jeannie M. “Privacy Erosion by Design: Why the Federal Court Should Throw the Book at Google Over Location Data Tracking.” The Conversation, 19 April, 2021.
This opinion article discusses a lawsuit claiming that Google misled Android phone users’ about its location-tracking features.
Perrin, Andrew. “Half of Americans Have Decided Not to Use a Product or Service Because of Privacy Concerns.” Pew Research Center, 14 April 2020.
This article describes key findings of a Pew Research Center study designed to assess Americans’ attitudes towards online privacy.
Razazadegan, Dana. “Is Your Phone Really Listening To Your Conversations? Well, Turns Out It Doesn’t Have To.” The Conversation, 20 June, 2021.
Informative piece that discusses the role of “cookies.”
Thompson, Clive. "Do Not Track." Wired, vol. 29, no. 6, 2021.
This article questions the necessity of digital tracking.
Tufekci, Zeynep. "Private A.I." Wired, vol. 27, no. 4, Apr. 2019, p. 16.
This argumentative article discusses the tension between surveillance and machine learning.
Walton, Nigel and Anitha Chinnaswamy. “A Circular Economy Could End Waste - At the Cost of Our Privacy.” The Conversation, 9 November, 2020.
Walton and Chinnaswamy discuss technology advancements that would reduce waste while also compromising privacy for many.

TED Talks about Digital Privacy

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