Online privacy policies : do they really protect consumers' privacy?

• Main Author: Damayanti Iman Abadi
• Other Authors: Tan, Margaret
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Mass media::Media law, ethics and policy
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/1765
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Privacy concerns have often been considered as barriers to the growth of e-commerce. To help consumers alleviate their privacy concerns, companies post online privacy policies on websites. However, the presence alone does not imply that a website provides protection to consumers’ privacy. The foremo...