Data trust and data privacy in the COVID-19 period

Nicholas Biddle; Ben Edwards; Matthew Gray; Michael Hiscox; Steven McEachern; Kate Sollis

doi:10.1017/dap.2021.36

Data & Policy (Jan 2022)

Data trust and data privacy in the COVID-19 period

Nicholas Biddle,
Ben Edwards,
Matthew Gray,
Michael Hiscox,
Steven McEachern,
Kate Sollis

Affiliations

Nicholas Biddle: ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Ben Edwards: ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Matthew Gray: ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Michael Hiscox: Department of Government Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
Steven McEachern: ORCiD; ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Kate Sollis: ORCiD; ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/dap.2021.36
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4

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In this article, we focus on data trust and data privacy, and how attitudes may be changing during the COVID-19 period. On balance, it appears that Australians are more trusting of organizations with regards to data privacy and less concerned about their own personal information and data than they were prior to the spread of COVID-19. The major determinant of this change in trust with regards to data was changes in general confidence in government institutions. Despite this improvement in trust with regards to data privacy, trust levels are still low.

Published in Data & Policy

ISSN: 2632-3249 (Online)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Technology (General): Industrial engineering. Management engineering: Information technology; Political science: Political institutions and public administration (General)
Website: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/data-and-policy

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