Parental Mediation Strategies and Their Role on Youths’ Online Privacy Disclosure and Protection

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Grazia Lo Cricchio ◽  
Benedetta E. Palladino ◽  
Androulla Eleftheriou ◽  
Annalaura Nocentini ◽  
Ersilia Menesini
Keyword(s):  
Privacy Protection ◽  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Parental Mediation ◽  
Online Privacy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Attitudes And Beliefs ◽  
Privacy Management ◽  
Scientific Databases

Abstract. The amount of personal information shared online every day by youths without control has raised concerns about their vulnerability to privacy disclosure. Parental mediation strategies have been considered as important aspects that can contribute to the reduction of online-related risks. However, research on this field has shown puzzling results and there is not a consistent investigation of the specific role of parental mediation in youths’ online privacy management. Therefore, this systematic review was aimed at examining the evidence for associations between different parental mediation strategies and aspects of both privacy disclosure and protection. The search was conducted in December 2019 in the SCOPUS and Web of Science scientific databases and resulted in 17 studies that have been included in our review. Taken together, the results confirm that mediation practices can be considered as important variables for the reduction of information disclosure and for enhancing privacy protection. However, some specificities emerged. Restrictive forms of mediation showed clear negative associations with disclosing behaviors, whereas active strategies showed more contrasting results. Moreover, restrictive practices seemed to be less linked to attitudes and beliefs of privacy protection than active forms. More research is needed concerning the role of co-viewing strategies. Findings were discussed in terms of future research and intervention.

scholarly journals Editorial: Children’s Voices on Privacy Management and Data Responsibilization

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 158-162
Author(s):  
Ralf De Wolf ◽  
Mariek M. P. Vanden Abeele
Keyword(s):  
Personal Information ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Online Privacy ◽  
Thematic Issue ◽  
Technological Innovations ◽  
Privacy Management ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Children’S Voices

Contemporary children live in datafied societies in which they navigate and use technological innovations that drive on their personal information. Instructing privacy literacy is often presented as a key solution to help children manage their personal data responsibly. While there is agreement on the empowering potential of privacy literacy for children, there are also concerns over the burden that this responsibility places on them and their capacity for resilience. Children are key stakeholders in this debate. Nonetheless, we rarely hear their voices on issues related to their online privacy and data responsibilization. The articles included in this thematic issue account for this limitation by amplifying the voices of children, looking into the practices of parents and exploring the role of the tools being used.

“I’m not a kid anymore!” Towards a teen-centric approach of online privacy management

MedienJournal ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-54
Author(s):  
Isabell Koinig
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Online Privacy ◽  
Privacy Management ◽  
Theoretical Contribution ◽  
Social Media Networks ◽  
Individual Privacy ◽  
Willingness To Disclose

The youth constitutes the largest user base of social media networks. While this generation has grown up in a digitally immersed environment, they are still not immune to the dangers the online space bears. Hence, maintaining their privacy is paramount. The present article presents a theoretical contribution, that is based on a review of relevant articles. It sets out to investigate the importance adolescents attribute to online privacy, which is likely to influence their willingness to disclose data. In line with a “new privacy paradox”, information disclosure is seen as unavoidable, given the centrality of social networks to adolescents’ lives. This goes hand in hand with individual privacy management. As individuals often lack knowledge as to how to protect their privacy, it is essential to educate the youth about their possibilities, equipping them with agency and self-responsibilization. This corresponds with a teen-centric approach to privacy as proposed by the TOSS framework.

“I’m not a kid anymore!” Towards a teen-centric approach of online privacy management

MedienJournal ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-54
Author(s):  
Isabell Koinig
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Online Privacy ◽  
Privacy Management ◽  
Theoretical Contribution ◽  
Social Media Networks ◽  
Individual Privacy ◽  
Willingness To Disclose

The youth constitutes the largest user base of social media networks. While this generation has grown up in a digitally immersed environment, they are still not immune to the dangers the online space bears. Hence, maintaining their privacy is paramount. The present article presents a theoretical contribution, that is based on a review of relevant articles. It sets out to investigate the importance adolescents attribute to online privacy, which is likely to influence their willingness to disclose data. In line with a “new privacy paradox”, information disclosure is seen as unavoidable, given the centrality of social networks to adolescents’ lives. This goes hand in hand with individual privacy management. As individuals often lack knowledge as to how to protect their privacy, it is essential to educate the youth about their possibilities, equipping them with agency and self-responsibilization. This corresponds with a teen-centric approach to privacy as proposed by the TOSS framework.

Achieving a Balance Between Privacy Protection and Data Collection: A Field Experimental Examination of a Theory-Driven Information Technology Solution

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bailing Liu ◽  
Paul A. Pavlou ◽  
Xiufeng Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Customer Service ◽  
Privacy Protection ◽  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Privacy Policy ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Policy Application ◽  
Mobile Banking Applications

Companies face a trade-off between creating stronger privacy protection policies for consumers and employing more sophisticated data collection methods. Justice-driven privacy protection outlines a method to manage this trade-off. We built on the theoretical lens of justice theory to integrate justice provision with two key privacy protection features, negotiation and active-recommendation, and proposed an information technology (IT) solution to balance the trade-off between privacy protection and consumer data collection. In the context of mobile banking applications, we prototyped a theory-driven IT solution, referred to as negotiation, active-recommendation privacy policy application, which enables customer service agents to interact with and actively recommend personalized privacy policies to consumers. We benchmarked our solution through a field experiment relative to two conventional applications: an online privacy statement and a privacy policy with only a simple negotiation feature. The results showed that the proposed IT solution improved consumers’ perceived procedural justice, interactive justice, and distributive justice and increased their psychological comfort in using our application design and in turn reduced their privacy concerns, enhanced their privacy awareness, and increased their information disclosure intentions and actual disclosure behavior in practice. Our proposed design can provide consumers better privacy protection while ensuring that consumers voluntarily disclose personal information desirable for companies.

Online Privacy Protection in Japan

Cyber Crime ◽  
2013 ◽  
pp. 814-831
Author(s):  
J. Michael Tarn ◽  
Naoki Hamamoto
Keyword(s):  
Privacy Protection ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Online Privacy ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Control Mechanisms ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Privacy Law ◽  
Protection Mechanisms ◽  
And Control

This chapter explores the current status and practices of online privacy protection in Japan. Since the concept of privacy in Japan is different from that in western countries, the background of online privacy concepts and control mechanisms are discussed. The chapter then introduces Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information along with the privacy protection system in Japan. Following the discussion of the privacy law, Japan’s privacy protection mechanisms to support and implement the new act are examined. To help companies make smooth adjustments and transitions, a four-stage privacy protection solution model is presented. Further, this chapter discusses two case studies to exemplify the problems and dilemmas encountered by two Japanese enterprises. The cases are analyzed and their implications are discussed. The chapter is concluded with future trends and research directions.

Antecedents of Online Privacy Protection Behavior

Cyber Crime ◽  
2013 ◽  
pp. 69-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anil Gurung ◽  
Anurag Jain
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Privacy Protection ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Online Privacy ◽  
Integrative Framework

Individuals are generally concerned about their privacy and may withhold from disclosing their personal information while interacting with online vendors. Withholding personal information can prevent online vendors from developing profiles to match needs and wants. Through a literature review of research on online privacy, we develop an integrative framework of online privacy protection.

Low Self-Control, Information Disclosure, and the Risk of Online Fraud

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (10) ◽  
pp. 1356-1371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo S. Mesch ◽  
Matias Dodel
Keyword(s):  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Online Fraud ◽  
Online Victimization ◽  
Control Information ◽  
Online Activities ◽  
Low Self Control

This study investigates the risk of being a target of an attempt at fraud through email by assessing the role of low self-control, online activities, and the disclosure of personal information. A secondary analysis of the 2014 U.S. “Caught in the Scammers’ Net”, a national survey of online victimization ( N = 1,539), indicates that those with low self-control and individuals who engage in online activities are more likely to disclose personal information online. The risk of being targeted with a fraudulent offer is also associated with low self-control and online routine activities. Responding to a fraudulent offer is associated with disclosing personal information online and low self-control. Taken together, our empirical evidence strengthens the central role of low self-control theory.

Transporting into narrative worlds

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie C. Green ◽  
Jordan M.A. Carpenter
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Implicit Attitudes ◽  
Scientific Study ◽  
Current Paper ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Attitudes And Beliefs ◽  
Narrative Persuasion ◽  
Narrative Worlds

“Transportation into a narrative world” refers to cognitive, emotional, and imagery engagement in a story (Green & Brock, 2000). Transportation has been studied as a mechanism of narrative persuasion; individuals who are transported into stories are more likely to change their attitudes and beliefs in the direction suggested by the story. The current paper highlights the challenges and benefits from the scientific study of literature, and outlines promising avenues for future research. These directions include a greater understanding of ways to evoke transportation, and a fuller exploration of the outcomes of transportation, including impact on implicit attitudes, the persistence of narrative persuasion, and the effects of multiple narratives. We also highlight the role of individual differences, particularly motivation for mindreading (Carpenter & Green, in press), the extent to which individuals are willing to exert effort to understand others’ perspectives.

Tweens' Online Privacy Risks and the Role of Parental Mediation

2012 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 632-649 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wonsun Shin ◽  
Jisu Huh ◽  
Ronald J. Faber
Keyword(s):  
Parental Mediation ◽  
Online Privacy ◽  
Privacy Risks
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