tailieunhanh - Trust and privacy online: Why Americans want to rewrite the rules

In October 2008, the government released a discussion paper entitled, “ABC and SBS: Towards a Digital Future,” in which it sought comments regarding how to deal with the online transition. The report broadly posed two questions: What sort of content should public service broadcasters be expected to provide? And how should this be funded? The report drew 2,431 comments from both groups and individuals and led to the development of a new online strategy, titled “Strengthening our National Broadcasters” (Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 2009). “The importance of the ABC’s information services was particularly prominent in submissions. | The Internet Life Report For release at 10 00 . Eastern on Sunday August 20 2000 Trust and privacy online Why Americans want to rewrite the rules Principal author Susannah Fox Director of Research Lee Rainie Project Director John Horrigan Senior Research Specialist Amanda Lenhart Research Specialist Tom Spooner Research Specialist Cornelia Carter Manager The Pew Internet American Life Project 1100 Connecticut Avenue Suite 710 Washington DC 20036 http . org 1 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS In a season of growing concern about privacy on the Internet The Pew Internet American Life Project surveyed 2 117 Americans 1 017 of whom are Internet users from May 19 to June 21 about trust and privacy online. Their responses illustrated some fascinating cross currents on these issues. Online Americans have great concerns about breaches of privacy while at the same time they do a striking number of intimate and trusting things on the Internet and the overwhelming majority have never had a seriously harmful thing happen to them online. On some major points though there is a powerful consistency The first point is that American Internet users overwhelmingly want the presumption of privacy when they go online. The second point is that a great many Internet users do not know the basics of how their online activities are observed and they do not use available tools to protect themselves. The highlights of the survey Put users first The vast majority of American Internet users want the privacy playing field tilted towards them and away from online companies. They think it is an invasion of their privacy for these businesses to monitor users Web browsing. By a two-to-one margin they reject the argument made by some firms that Web tracking can be a helpful but users are willing to share personal information under certain circumstances. 86 of Internet users are in favor of opt-in privacy policies that require Internet companies to ask people for permission to use .