Document Type
Thesis or dissertation
Date of this Version
9-2010
Abstract
We explore consumer trade-offs between better performance through tailoring of online services to their individual needs and greater privacy as a result of reduced disclosure of personal information. We show that individuals have different willingness to accept loss of privacy that is a function of (1) the individual and his/her preferences, because the variation in demands for privacy is not uniform across individuals, (2) the service Domain, because individuals demand more privacy in some Domains than they do in others and (3) these differences themselves differ among consumers as well.
Keywords
Tradeoffs between privacy and enhanced web services, online privacy, online personalization
Date Posted: 10 September 2010
Comments
Suggested Citation:
Chau, M. and E. Clemons. "Individual Privacy and Online Services." Wharton Scholars Research Journal. University of Pennsylvania. September 2010.