Uncovering Privacy Attitudes and Practices in Instant Messaging

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dc.contributor.authorPatil, Sameer
dc.contributor.authorKobsa, Alfred
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-08T11:43:54Z
dc.date.available2023-06-08T11:43:54Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractWe present an analysis of privacy attitudes and practices in Instant Messaging based on responses to an online questionnaire. On a 7-point Likert scale, the reported concern about IM privacy spanned the whole range, with the average being slightly below medium". Respondents' justifications for privacy concerns revealed that the main contributing factors were: sensitivity of content, personal disposition towards privacy, understanding of technology, and potential persistence of conversations. Expectations for various categories of contacts differed significantly. Our findings indicate that it may be useful to leverage grouping functionality for privacy management. We also propose making the underlying technology more transparent."en
dc.identifier.doi10.1145/1099203.1099220
dc.identifier.urihttps://dl.eusset.eu/handle/20.500.12015/4805
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 2005 ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work
dc.subjectprivacy
dc.subjectinstant messaging
dc.subjectcomputer-mediated communication
dc.subjectchat
dc.subjectIM
dc.subjectCMC
dc.titleUncovering Privacy Attitudes and Practices in Instant Messagingen
gi.citation.publisherPlaceNew York, NY, USA
gi.citation.startPage109–112
gi.conference.locationSanibel Island, Florida, USA

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