Digital privacy notices aim to provide users with information to make informed decisions. They are, however, fraught with difficulties. Instead, I propose that data privacy decisions can be understood as an expression of user values. To optimize this value expression, I further propose the creation of a value-centered privacy assistant (VcPA). Here, I preliminary explore how a VcPA could enhance user value expression by utilizing three user scenarios in the context of considering whether or not to download an environmental application, the OpenLitterMap app. These scenarios are conceptually constructed from established privacy user groups - the privacy fundamentalists; the privacy pragmatists; and the privacy unconcerned. I conclude that the VcPA best facilitates user value expression of the privacy fundamentalists. In contrast, the value expression of the privacy pragmatists and the privacy unconcerned could be enhanced or hindered depending on the context and their internal states. Possible implications for optimal VcPA design are also discussed. Following this initial conceptual exploration of VcPAs, further empirical research will be required to demonstrate the effectiveness of the VcPA system in real-world settings.
翻译:数字隐私通知旨在为用户提供信息,以便做出知情决定。但是,它们充满了困难。相反,我提议将数据隐私决定理解为用户价值的表达方式。为了优化这一价值表达方式,我还提议创建一个以价值为中心的隐私助理(VcPA )。在这里,我初步探讨了在考虑是否下载环境应用(OpenLitterMap App)时如何利用三种用户情景来提高用户价值表达方式,即OpenLitterMap 应用软件。这些情景是在概念上由固定的隐私用户群体----隐私原教旨主义者、隐私实用主义者和隐私不受关注者----构建的。我的结论是,VcPA最有利于隐私基本主义者的用户价值表达方式。相比之下,根据背景和内部状况,隐私强势主义者和不受关注的隐私的价值表达方式可能得到加强或阻碍。还讨论了对最佳 VcPA设计可能产生的影响。在对VcPAs进行初步概念探索后,需要进一步进行实证性研究,以证明VcPA系统在现实环境中的有效性。