On the Relationship Between IT Privacy and Security Behavior: A Survey Among German Private Users

Tom Biselli () and Christian Reuter ()
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Tom Biselli: Technical University of Darmstadt
Christian Reuter: Technical University of Darmstadt

A chapter in Innovation Through Information Systems, 2021, pp 388-404 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The relevance of adequate privacy and security behavior in the digital realm is higher than ever. However, the exact relationship between privacy and security behavior is rarely discussed in the literature. This study investigates this relationship and the role of socio-demographic factors (gender, age, education, political ideology) in such behavior. Results of a survey among German private users (N = 1,219) show that privacy and security behavior are only weakly correlated and not similarly influenced by socio-demographic factors. While security behavior significantly differs between age and education groups (younger and less educated show less security behavior), no such differences exist for privacy behavior. Additionally, political ideology has no influence on privacy and security behavior. Thus, this study sheds light on the concepts of privacy, security and corresponding behavior and emphasizes the need for a fine-grained differentiation if either privacy or security behavior is to be improved.

Keywords: Security; Privacy; Behavior; Relationship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86797-3_26

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