Visible to the public The Role of Gender Privacy in the Use of Cloud Computing Services

TitleThe Role of Gender Privacy in the Use of Cloud Computing Services
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsMichalopoulou, Panayiota Efthymia, Kalloniatis, Christos
Conference NameProceedings of the 21st Pan-Hellenic Conference on Informatics
PublisherACM
Conference LocationNew York, NY, USA
ISBN Number978-1-4503-5355-7
Keywordscloud computing, Digital Disparity, Gender, Internet, Metrics, privacy, pubcrawl, resilience, Resiliency, Scalability, user behavior, user privacy in the cloud
Abstract

The present study's primary objective is to try to determine whether gender, combined with the educational background of the Internet users, have an effect on the way online privacy is perceived and practiced within the cloud services and specifically in social networking, e-commerce, and online banking. An online questionnaire was distributed through e-mail and the social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google+). Our primary hypothesis is that an interrelationship may exist among a user's gender, educational background, and the way an online user perceives and acts regarding online privacy. An analysis of a representative sample of Greek Internet users revealed that there is an effect by gender on the online users' awareness regarding online privacy, as well as on the way they act upon it. Furthermore, we found that a correlation exists, as well regarding the Educational Background of the users and the issue of online privacy.

URLhttp://doi.acm.org/10.1145/3139367.3139397
DOI10.1145/3139367.3139397
Citation Keymichalopoulou_role_2017