Privacy notices online probably don't match your expectations
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 - 11:30
in Mathematics & Economics
Consumers often complain that online companies violate their privacy—but the problem may be with the consumers themselves. According to a new study in the Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, there can be a big discrepancy between what consumers believe that online privacy policies promise and what those policies do in fact promise. Many consumers assume policy protections that were never there.