A survey of Australian attitudes towards privacy: Some preliminary results
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
Copyright
subscription content
First Page
228
Last Page
239
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