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Cranor, Lorrie

Topic Weight Topic Terms
0.336 online consumers consumer product purchase shopping e-commerce products commerce website electronic results study behavior experience
0.253 privacy information concerns individuals personal disclosure protection concern consumers practices control data private calculus regulation
0.134 search information display engine results engines displays retrieval effectiveness relevant process ranking depth searching economics

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Acquisti, Alessandro 1 Egelman, Serge 1 Tsai, Janice Y. 1
e-commerce 1 economics 1 experimental economics 1 information systems 1
privacy 1

Articles (1)

The Effect of Online Privacy Information on Purchasing Behavior: An Experimental Study. (Information Systems Research, 2011)
Authors: Abstract:
    Although online retailers detail their privacy practices in online privacy policies, this information often remains invisible to consumers, who seldom make the effort to read and understand those policies. This paper reports on research undertaken to determine whether a more prominent display of privacy information will cause consumers to incorporate privacy considerations into their online purchasing decisions. We designed an experiment in which a shopping search engine interface clearly and compactly displays privacy policy information. When such information is made available, consumers tend to purchase from online retailers who better protect their privacy. In fact, our study indicates that when privacy information is made more salient and accessible, some consumers are willing to pay a premium to purchase from privacy protective websites. This result suggests that businesses may be able to leverage privacy protection as a selling point.