Internet users’ perceptions of information sensitivity – insights from Germany
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Highlights：
• An empirically derived cartography of the perceived information sensitivity of 40 different data types.
• Germans perceive information on average as less sensitive than US and more sensitive than Brazilians.
• The ranking of data based on sensitivity is similar across nations.
• Information types can be clustered into highly-, medium, and less-sensitive data based on the perceived sensitivity.
• On an individual level, privacy disposition, education level, and risk propensity influence the perception of sensitivity.
摘要
•An empirically derived cartography of the perceived information sensitivity of 40 different data types.•Germans perceive information on average as less sensitive than US and more sensitive than Brazilians.•The ranking of data based on sensitivity is similar across nations.•Information types can be clustered into highly-, medium, and less-sensitive data based on the perceived sensitivity.•On an individual level, privacy disposition, education level, and risk propensity influence the perception of sensitivity.
论文关键词：Information privacy,Perceived sensitivity,Empirical study,Cultural comparison,Privacy attitudes
论文评审过程：Received 25 July 2018, Revised 30 November 2018, Accepted 30 November 2018, Available online 18 December 2018, Version of Record 18 December 2018.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2018.11.018
