Data Privacy: An End-User Perspective
International Journal of Computer Networks and Communications Security · 2013
Online privacy has become a raising concern for digital citizens within the past few years.As users of the Internet, we are in an uncomfortable situation regarding the protection of our online data.We share, tweet, like and follow at an ever-increasing rate, while at the same time getting more aware of the possible dangers of privacy breach or identity theft.Is it possible to navigate on the web while being sure we're not being spied on?This paper highlights the main data collection fields, taking a user's view on the risks and tradeoffs regarding online data collection and privacy.