• 한국정보시스템학회지:정보시스템연구
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.119-145
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• 2014

Under the premise that information privacy concerns can atrophy e-commerce by causing particular behaviors of Internet users, this study focused on exploring the causes of information privacy concerns, the related information privacy protective responses of Internet users, and measures for alleviating the information privacy concerns. This study is based on the 'principal-agent theory,' and established the following as factors that cause information privacy concerns of Internet users: perceived information non-transparency; perceived action uncertainty. Also, the information privacy concerns caused by the factors were established as the cause of information privacy protective responses of Internet users. Also, the concept of 'signaling' and 'incentive,' which were presented to solve the adverse selection and moral hazard issue in the host-agent theory, was introduced to establish the following as factors that alleviate information privacy concerns: trust; informativeness. Those factors were included in the research model to conduct an empirical analysis. The analysis has revealed that both the perceived information non-transparency (p<0.01) and perceived action uncertainty (p<0.01) as to websites had a significant impact on information privacy concerns. Also, information privacy concerns of Internet users (p<0.01) had a significant impact on their information privacy protective responses who strive to protect their personal information. In addition, when trust and informativeness, which were established as factors that can alleviate information privacy concerns, were empirically analyzed, trust and informativeness had the effect of alleviating information privacy concerns. Based on the findings, the following was confirmed: Boosting the trust of Internet users in websites and offering useful information related to personal data can play a key role in alleviating the information privacy concerns of Internet users.

• 한국IT서비스학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.319-337
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• 2012

To stress the importance of privacy in social networking, I presented an analysis on how information control and information management vulnerability influence trust and privacy concerns in social networking, and how trust and privacy concerns influence the sustainable usage intention of social network services. I also analyzed the factors affecting privacy concerns to present the method to alleviate social network users' concerns about privacy. Information collection control, information processing control and information management vulnerability were chosen and analyzed as the factors affecting privacy concerns. The results showed that information collection control and information management vulnerability significantly affected trust and privacy concerns; and information processing control did not significantly affect privacy concerns. The relationship between trust and privacy concerns, and sustainable usage intention was statistically significant; and the relationship between trust and expansion of communication channels was also statistically significant.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.442-458
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• 2023

This study aimed to elucidate the information privacy attitudes and behaviors of users of size recommendation services based on body information. Focusing on the privacy calculus theory, the effects of information privacy concerns as well as perceived risk and benefit of information disclosure on information disclosure intention were analyzed. Consumers who used size recommendation services based on body information were surveyed from August 18 to 24, 2022. Analysis of the 251 responses collected revealed that information privacy concerns did not significantly affect information disclosure intention. Information privacy concerns had a positive effect on perceived privacy risk; however, perceived privacy risk had a negative effect on information disclosure intention, while perceived privacy benefit had a positive effect on information disclosure intention. Therefore, the privacy calculus theory confirms the existence of the privacy paradox, revealing perceived privacy benefit has a greater impact on information disclosure intention than perceived privacy risk.

• 한국정보시스템학회지:정보시스템연구
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.43-62
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• 2017

Purpose This study provided empirical support for the model that explain the formation of privacy concerns in the perspective of Information Boundary Theory. This study investigated an integrated model suggesting that privacy concerns are formed by the individual's disposition to value privacy, privacy awareness, awareness of privacy policy, and government legislation. The Information Boundary Theory suggests that the boundaries of information space dependends on the individual's personal characteristics and environmental factors of e-commerce. When receiving a request for personal information from e-commerce websites, an individual assesses the risk depending on the risk-control assessment, the perception of intrusion give rise to privacy concerns. Design/methodology/approach This study empirically tested the hypotheses with the data collected in a survey that included the items measuring the constructs in the model. The survey was aimed at university students. and a causal modeling statistical technique(PLS) is used for data analysis in this research. Findings The results of the survey indicated significant relationships among environmental factors of e-commerce websites, individual's personal privacy characteristics and privacy concerns. Both individual's awareness of institutional privacy assurance on e-commerce and the privacy characteristics affect the risk-control assessment towards information disclosure, which becomes an essential components of privacy concerns.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.37-59
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• 2008

This study focuses on the antecedents to the privacy concerns and their influence on trust and online transaction intention. Based on previous exploratory works and the literature review of privacy concerns, four antecedents are identified-Internet literacy, social awareness, perceived vulnerability, and perceived ability to information control. Incorporating these antecedents, privacy concerns, trust and online transaction intention, a conceptual model is developed and seven research hypotheses are proposed for empirical testing. The proposed model is examined through structural equation analysis. The results show that Internet literacy, social awareness, and perceived vulnerability have statistically significant effect on the privacy concerns of users and the privacy concerns has a positive influence on the trust. Finally, the trust has a positive effect on the online transaction intention. Implications of these findings are discussed for both researchers and practitioners and future research issues are raised as well.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.45-65
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• 2008

The rapid growth of the Internet has increased the amount of transmission of personally identifiable information. At the same time, with new Internet related technologies, organizations are trying to collect and access more personal information than before, which in turn makes individuals concern more about their information privacy. For their successful businesses, organizations have tried to alleviate these concerns in two ways: (1) by offering privacy policies that promise certain level of privacy protection; (2) by offering benefits such as financial gains or convenience. In this paper, we interpret these actions in the context of the information processing theory of motivation. This paper follows Hann et al.(2007)'s methods to analyze Internet users privacy concerns in Korea and tries to compare the findings. Our research objectives are as follows: First, we analyze privacy concern mitigation strategies in the framework of the expectancy theory of motivation. Subsequently, we show how the expectancy theory based framework is linked o the conjoint analysis. We empirically validate the predictions that the means to mitigate privacy concerns are associated with positive valences resulting in an increase in motivational score. In order to accommodate real-life contexts, we investigate these means in trade-off situation, where an organization may only be able to offer partially complete privacy protection and/or promotions and/or convenience, While privacy protection (secondary use, improper access) are associated with positive valences, we also find that financial gains can significantly increase the individuals' motivational score of a website in Korea. One important implication of this empirical analysis is that organizations may possess means to actively manage the privacy concerns of Internet users. Our findings show that privacy policies are valued by users in Korea just as in the US or Singapore. Hence, organizations can capitalize on this, by stating their privacy policy more prominently. Also organizations would better think of strategies or means that may increase online users' willingness to provide personal information. Since financial incentives also significantly increase the individuals' motivational score of website participation, we can quantify the value of website privacy protection in terms of monetary gains. We find that Korean Internet users value the total privacy protection (protection against errors, improper access, and secondary use of personal information) as worthy as KW 25,550, which is about US 28. Having done this conjoint analysis, we next adopt cluster analysis methodology. We identify two distinct segments of Korea's internet users-privacy guardians and information sellers, and convenience seekers. The immediate implication of our study is that firms with online presence must differentiate their services to serve these distinct segments to best meet the needs of segments with differing trade-offs between money and privacy concerns. Information sellers are distinguished from privacy guardians by prior experience of information provision, To the extent that businesses cannot observe an individual's prior experience, they must use indirect methods to induce segmentation by self-selection as suggested in classic economics literature of price discrimination, Businesses could use monetary rewards to attract information sellers to provide personal information. One step forward from the societal trends that emphasize the need of legal protection of information privacy, our study wants to encourage organizations and related authorities to have the viewpoints to consider both importance of privacy protection and the necessity of information trade for the growth of e-commerce.

• 한국정보시스템학회지:정보시스템연구
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.73-96
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• 2012

With emergence of smart technologies(e.g., smartphones), Location-Based Services(LBS) are expected to provide more enhanced values utilizing consumers' personal information than other smart services. However, in contrast to existing smartphone applications, LBS could raised severe consumer's privacy concerns because of rapidly changing information sensitive to consumers. In this context, the purpose of this study is to explore relationships among privacy concerns reduction, trust and intention to use LBS by examining the effect of precedence factors(social presence, reputation, mobile literacy, ability of information control) of privacy concern reduction. In addition, the study investigates the role of personal innovation as a moderating effect between privacy concern reduction and intention to use LBS. The results showed that the proposed precedence factors of privacy concerns with a exception of Mobile Literacy had a positive impact on privacy concerns reduction that then positively affected trust and intention to use LBS. In addition, the relationship between trust and intention to use LBS was significantly supported. Finally, personal innovation as a moderating effect significantly influenced the relationship between privacy concern reduction and intention to use LBS. This study is expected to be a reference for a subsequent study about the spread of LBS application of smartphone. Also, the finding of this study is meaningful for helping service direction to firms providing LBS.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제12권7호
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• pp.3356-3374
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• 2018

The healthcare and fitness wearable-device market is considered as the driving force of the entire wearable device market. However, there are concerns with respect to information privacy because wearable devices constantly collect sensitive data such as individuals' health information. Thus, there is a need for a comprehensive understanding from the perspective of information privacy concerns and related behavior. This study investigates factors considered in the privacy calculus of wearable fitness devices, and verifies differences obtained by the privacy calculus process according to the frequency of exercise. The results obtained from a survey of 248 undergraduate students in Korea revealed that service providers should consider users' interests and exercise characteristics in order to mitigate their privacy concerns and encourage continuous use of wearable devices. This study provides useful insights pertaining to users of wearable fitness devices, and targets researchers and practitioners.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제27권10호
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• pp.223-233
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• 2022

본 연구는 SNS에서 정보 프라이버시 염려와 신뢰 그리고 그와 관련된 요인들을 분석하였다. 특히, 정교화 모델을 바탕으로 정보품질, 프라이버시 정책, 지각된 SNS 앱 명성, 낙관주의를 추출하였으며, 정보 프라이버시 염려, SNS 플랫폼에 대한 신뢰, 사용의도 간의 관계를 분석하였다. 마지막으로 신뢰전이 이론을 적용하여 SNS 사용자들에 대한 신뢰와 SNS 플랫폼에 대한 신뢰와의 관계를 분석하였다. 연구 결과에 따르면 정보품질과 프라이버시 정책, 낙관주의는 정보 프라이버시 염려에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으나, 지각된 SNS앱 명성은 정보 프라이버시 염려에 유의한 영향을 미치지 못하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 정보 프라이버시 염려는 SNS 플랫폼에 대한 신뢰에 유의한 영향을 미치며 SNS 사용자들에 대한 신뢰는 사용의도에 유의한 영향을 미치나 SNS 플랫폼에 대한 신뢰는 사용의도에 유의한 영향을 미치지 못하는 것으로 나타났다. 마지막으로, 신뢰전이 이론에 따라 SNS 사용자들에 대한 신뢰가 SNS 플랫폼에 대한 신뢰로 전이가 되는 것을 확인하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 SNS 기업들이 고객의 정보 프라이버시 보호 행동과 신뢰에 대한 이해와 서비스 향상에 도움을 줄 것으로 본다.

• 경영정보학연구
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.91-111
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• 2009

기업의 개인정보 수집 및 활용은 소비자에게 개인화된 상품과 서비스를 제공할 가능성을 높여주는 반면에, 소비자의 프라이버시 침해에 대한 우려를 유발시키는 양면성을 지니고 있다. 특히 TPS(Triple Play Service) 혹은 QPS(Quadruple Play Service) 등으로 대표되는 디지털 컨버전스 상품의 출시로 인해 개인 정보가 통합되면서 개인의 프라이버시 침해 우려는 더욱 높아질 것으로 예상된다. 이러한 배경하에 본 연구에서는 디지털 컨버전스 환경에서 부각되는 프라이버시 침해 요인들을 도출하고 이 요인들이 프라이버시의 구성 요소들에 미치는 잠재적 영향을 제시하였다. 또한 설문을 통해 수집된 데이터를 바탕으로 실증 분석을 수행하였으며, 주요 분석 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 정보가 집중화 될수록 정보 프라이버시 및 관찰 프라이버시 침해 우려는 급격하게 높아진다. 둘째, 개인화 서비스의 정확성 향상은 정보 프라이버시와 관찰 프라이버시 침해 우려를 증가시키는 반면, 간섭 프라이버시에 대한우려는 감소시킨다. 마지막으로, 개인화 서비스의 정확성이 높은 경우에, 쿠폰과 같은 금전적 보상은 간섭 프라이버시를 감소시키는 효과를 가짐을 확인하였다. 분석 결과를 바탕으로 결론과 디지털 컨버전스 환경에서의 프라이버시 우려에 대응하기 위한 실무적 시사점을 제시하였다.