Do privacy and security regulations need a status update? Perspectives from an intergenerational survey
| Autor: | Amanda M. Gutierrez, Mark A. Rothstein, Stacey Pereira, Jill O. Robinson, Hayley A. Peoples, Mary A. Majumder, Amy L. McGuire |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Information privacy Economics Health Status lcsh:Medicine Social Sciences 050109 social psychology Surveys Political Aspects of Health Mathematical and Statistical Techniques Sociology Surveys and Questionnaires Medicine and Health Sciences Public and Occupational Health Computer Networks lcsh:Science Multidisciplinary 05 social sciences Environmental resource management Social Communication Middle Aged Socioeconomic Aspects of Health Social Networks Privacy Research Design Physical Sciences The Internet Female Psychology Behavioral and Social Aspects of Health Personally identifiable information Network Analysis Statistics (Mathematics) Research Article Adult Computer and Information Sciences Adolescent Political Science Internet privacy MEDLINE Sample (statistics) Research and Analysis Methods 050105 experimental psychology Young Adult Health Economics Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Social media Statistical Methods Computer Security Aged Internet Analysis of Variance Survey Research business.industry lcsh:R Generation x Communications Health Care lcsh:Q Health information business Social Media Mathematics Health Insurance |
| Zdroj: | PLoS ONE PLoS ONE, Vol 12, Iss 9, p e0184525 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
| Popis: | Background The importance of health privacy protections in the era of the “Facebook Generation” has been called into question. The ease with which younger people share personal information about themselves has led to the assumption that they are less concerned than older generations about the privacy of their information, including health information. We explored whether survey respondents’ views toward health privacy suggest that efforts to strengthen privacy protections as health information is moved online are unnecessary. Methods Using Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (MTurk), which is well-known for recruitment for survey research, we distributed a 45-item survey to individuals in the U.S. to assess their perspectives toward privacy and security of online and health information, social media behaviors, use of health and fitness devices, and demographic information. Results 1310 participants (mean age: 36 years, 50% female, 78% non-Hispanic white, 54% college graduates or higher) were categorized by generations: Millennials, Generation X, and Baby Boomers. In multivariate regression models, we found that generational cohort was an independent predictor of level of concern about privacy and security of both online and health information. Younger generations were significantly less likely to be concerned than older generations (all P < 0.05). Time spent online and social media use were not predictors of level of concern about privacy or security of online or health information (all P > 0.05). Limitations This study is limited by the non-representativeness of our sample. Conclusions Though Millennials reported lower levels of concern about privacy and security, this was not related to internet or social media behaviors, and majorities within all generations reported concern about both the privacy and security of their health information. Thus, there is no intergenerational imperative to relax privacy and security standards, and it would be advisable to take privacy and security of health information more seriously. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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