A survey of Australian attitudes towards privacy: Some preliminary results

Authors/Creators

Leah Shanley, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Michael N. Johnstone, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Patryk Szewczyk, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Michael Crowley, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow

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.

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Date of Publication

1-1-2022

Volume

658 IFIP

Publication Title

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

Publisher

Springer

School

School of Science

RAS ID

45253

Related Publications

Shanley, A. J. (2024). Attitudes and perceptions towards privacy and surveillance in Australia. Edith Cowan University. Retrieved from https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/2775

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

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First Page

228

Last Page

239