Personlig integritet: A comparative study of perceptions of privacy in public places in Sweden and the United States

Batya Friedman; Kristina Hook; Brian Gill; Lina Eidmar; Catherine Sallmander Prien; Rachel Severson

doi:10.1145/1463160.1463176

Personlig integritet: A comparative study of perceptions of privacy in public places in Sweden and the United States

Batya Friedman
, Kristina Hook
, Brian Gill
, Lina Eidmar
, Catherine Sallmander Prien
, Rachel Severson

Psychology

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Abstract

In this paper we report on a cross-cultural study of people's judgments about privacy in public places. Replicating and extending a previously published study conducted in the US, 350 surveys and 30 interviews were conducted on a university campus in a major city in Sweden. Participants were recruited on campus while walking through a major public through fare which was being captured by a video camera and displayed in real-time in a room in a campus building overlooking the area. We analyze the Swedish data alone and also report comparative analyses with the previously published US data. Results showed in general Swedes are substantially more concerned about privacy in public places than their counterparts in the US. In both countries, women generally expressed more concern than men, but this gender gap was greater in the US than Sweden. Discussion focuses on crosscultural perspectives on privacy in public and implications for interaction design.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	NordiCHI 2008
Subtitle of host publication	Building Bridges - Proceedings of the 5th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
Pages	142-151
Number of pages	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1463160.1463176
State	Published - 2008
Event	NordiCHI 2008: Building Bridges - 5th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction - Lund, Sweden Duration: Oct 20 2008 → Oct 22 2008

Publication series

Name	ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
Volume	358

Conference

Conference	NordiCHI 2008: Building Bridges - 5th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
Country/Territory	Sweden
City	Lund
Period	10/20/08 → 10/22/08

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 5 Gender Equality

Keywords

Human values
Indirect stakeholders
Informed consent
Privacy
Public place
User conceptions
Value sensitive design

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Friedman, B., Hook, K., Gill, B., Eidmar, L., Prien, C. S., & Severson, R. (2008). Personlig integritet: A comparative study of perceptions of privacy in public places in Sweden and the United States. In NordiCHI 2008: Building Bridges - Proceedings of the 5th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (pp. 142-151). (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series; Vol. 358). https://doi.org/10.1145/1463160.1463176

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Friedman, B, Hook, K, Gill, B, Eidmar, L, Prien, CS & Severson, R 2008, Personlig integritet: A comparative study of perceptions of privacy in public places in Sweden and the United States. in NordiCHI 2008: Building Bridges - Proceedings of the 5th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, vol. 358, pp. 142-151, NordiCHI 2008: Building Bridges - 5th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Lund, Sweden, 10/20/08. https://doi.org/10.1145/1463160.1463176

Personlig integritet: A comparative study of perceptions of privacy in public places in Sweden and the United States. / Friedman, Batya; Hook, Kristina; Gill, Brian et al.
NordiCHI 2008: Building Bridges - Proceedings of the 5th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. 2008. p. 142-151 (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series; Vol. 358).

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Friedman B, Hook K, Gill B, Eidmar L, Prien CS, Severson R. Personlig integritet: A comparative study of perceptions of privacy in public places in Sweden and the United States. In NordiCHI 2008: Building Bridges - Proceedings of the 5th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. 2008. p. 142-151. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series). doi: 10.1145/1463160.1463176

Personlig integritet: A comparative study of perceptions of privacy in public places in Sweden and the United States

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