A survey of Australian attitudes towards privacy: Some preliminary results

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Title

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

Volume

658 IFIP

First Page

228

Last Page

239

Publisher

Springer

School

School of Science

RAS ID

45253

Comments

Shanley, L., Johnstone, M. N., Szewczyk, P., & Crowley, M. (2022). A survey of Australian attitudes towards privacy: Some preliminary results. In International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance (pp. 228-239). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12172-2_18

Abstract

The challenge of meeting security requirements (of a nation-state) and the privacy needs of citizens is perhaps a political goal, but it is enabled by technology. Attacks on citizens tend to move the balance towards security, whilst civil liberties groups often act as a counter to not over-correct security, so as to guarantee privacy. This paper explores Australian attitudes towards privacy and surveillance during the pandemic. We consider a fundamental question: Has the pandemic changed the perception of Australian citizens with regard to their fundamental right to privacy? We surveyed Australian attitudes to privacy in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic and report on some interesting results.

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10.1007/978-3-031-12172-2_18

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