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dc.contributor.authorThompson, Nik
dc.contributor.authorMcGill, tanya
dc.contributor.authorBunn, anna
dc.contributor.authorAlexander, rukshan
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-14T03:22:54Z
dc.date.available2020-01-14T03:22:54Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationThompson, N. and McGill, T. and Bunn, A. and Alexander, R. 2020. Cultural Factors and the Role of Privacy Concerns in Acceptance of Government Surveillance. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. 71: pp. 1129– 1142.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77593
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/asi.24372
dc.description.abstract

Though there is a tension between citizens’ privacy concerns and their acceptance of government surveillance, there is little systematic research in this space, and less still in a cross cultural context. We address the research gap by modeling the factors that drive public acceptance of government surveillance, and by exploring the influence of national culture. The research involved an online survey of 242 Australian and Sri Lankan residents. Data was analyzed using PLS, revealing that privacy concerns around initial collection of citizens’ data influenced levels of acceptance of surveillance in Australia but not Sri Lanka, whereas concerns about secondary use of data did not influence levels of acceptance in either country. These findings suggest that respondents conflate surveillance with the collection of data and may not consider subsequent secondary use. We also investigate cultural differences, finding that societal collectivism and power distance significantly affect the strength of the relationships between privacy concerns and acceptance of surveillance, on the one hand, and adoption of privacy protections, on the other. Our research also considers the role of trust in government, and perceived need for surveillance. Findings are discussed with their implications for theory and practice.

dc.titleCultural Factors and the Role of Privacy Concerns in Acceptance of Government Surveillance
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.titleJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology
dc.date.updated2020-01-14T03:22:53Z
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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Thompson, N. and McGill, T. and Bunn, A. and Alexander, R. 2020. Cultural Factors and the Role of Privacy Concerns in Acceptance of Government Surveillance. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. 71: pp. 1129– 1142l, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.24372. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.

curtin.departmentSchool of Management
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyFaculty of Business and Law
curtin.contributor.orcidThompson, Nik [0000-0002-0783-1371]
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridThompson, Nik [35103572000]


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