Changing the default setting for information privacy protection: What and whose personal information can be better protected?

• Published in: The Social science journal (Fort Collins) Vol. 51; no. 4; pp. 523 - 533
• Main Authors: Baek, Young Min, Bae, Young, Jeong, Irkwon, Kim, Eunmee, Rhee, June Woong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Fort Collins Elsevier Inc 01.12.2014; Taylor & Francis; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Framing; Framing effect; Individuals; Industrialized countries; Information; Information privacy; Infringement; Internet security; Internet service providers; Loss aversion; Notice-and-consent requirement; Personal information; Privacy; Privacy protection; Status quo bias; Information privacy; Framing effect; Notice-and-consent requirement; Status quo bias; Loss aversion

•We examine whether the frame of consent forms influences information privacy.•The opt-in frame protects information privacy better than the opt-out frame.•The framing effect is stronger when the information concerns online activities.•The framing effect is stronger among people with weakly held pri...