Opinion
Surveys
The following
are all the English language privacy surveys we're aware of that cover
consumer privacy. Please feel free to e-mail us additional references
in care of admin@privacyexchange.org.
Westin,
Alan F. and Center for Social and Legal Research.
Bibliography of Surveys of the U.S. Public, 1970-2003. Hackensack,
NJ: CSLR, June 2003. Please note that this is a PDF document.
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- European
Commission. Open
Consultation on “Trust Barriers for B2B e-Marketplaces”: Presentation
of the Main Results. Brussels: EC, June 2002. Please note that
this is a PDF document.
- _____.
Questionnaire
for on the Implementation of the Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC):
Results of Online Consultation 20 June - 15 September 2002.
Conducted by Interactive Policy Making. Brussels: EC, September 2002.
Please note that this is a PDF document.
- _____.
Questionnaire
for Data Controllers on the Implementation of the Data Protection Directive
(95/46/EC): Results of Online Consultation 20 June - 15 September 2002.
Conducted by Interactive Policy Making. Brussels: EC, September 2002.
Please note that this is a PDF document.
- Gartner.
Gartner
Reports Strong Opposition to a US National Identity Program
(survey summary). Stamford, CT: Gartner, March 12, 2002.
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- Pedersen,
Alan. Privacy
Fears are Stifling Online Business Says EU Survey (survey summary).
Harrow, Middlesex, UK: Privacy Laws & Business International, October
2002.
- SEARCH-US
Bureau of Justice Statistics and Alan F. Westin. Public
Attitudes Toward the Uses of Biometric Identification Technologies by
Government and the Private Sector (survey summary).Conducted
by Opinion Research Corporation. Hackensack, NJ: P&AB, August 2002.
Please note that this PowerPoint file will download directly to your
desktop.
- ARC Group
and the Wireless Advertising Association. Privacy
is not a Barrier to the Success of Mobile Advertising (survey summary).
Guildford, Surrey, UK: ARC, October 15, 2001.
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- BBBOnLine.
Third-Party
Assurance Boosts Online Purchasing: BBBOnLine Privacy, Reliability Seals
Increase Consumer Confidence; Privacy Remains Public’s Chief Concern
(survey summary). Conducted by Greenfield Online. Arlington VA:
BBBOnLine, October 17, 2001.
- Chosun.com
(English Edition). Officials
Fear of Wiretapping Grows (survey summary). [Seoul]: Chosun,
December 2, 2001.
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- Culnan,
Mary J and George R. Milne. The
Culnan-Milne Survey on Consumers & Online Privacy Notices: Summary
of Responses. Washington DC: FTC, December 2001. Please note
that this is a PDF document.
- Cyber
Dialogue.
Cyber Dialogue Survey Data Reveals Lost Revenue for Retailers Due
to Widespread Consumer Privacy Concerns (survey summary).
New York: Cyber Dialogue, November 7, 2001.
- Deloitte
Touche Tohmatsu and Dimension Data. Survey
Reveals Major Corporations are Getting Ready for New Privacy Law.
Canberra: Deloitte, September 17, 2001.
- Department
for Trade and Industry. Informing
Consumers About E-commerce. Conducted by MORI. London: DTI,
September 2001. Please note that this is a PDF document.
- Economist
Intelligence Unit in cooperation with Baker & McKenzie. Private
Investigations: Data Privacy and the Challenge to Business. London,
NY: EIU, October 2001. Please note that this is a PDF document.
- eFunds
Corporation. Survey
Identifies Place Most Consumers Would Turn in Identity-Theft Situation.
Scottsdale, AZ: eFunds, December 19, 2001.
- ePolicy
Institute. 2001
Electronic Policies and Practices Survey. In collaboration with
the American Management Association and US News & World Report.
Columbus, OH: ePolicy Institute, August 2001.
- Forrester
Research. Privacy
Issues Inhibit Online Spending (survey summary). Cambridge,
MA: Forrester, October 3, 2001.
- Gallup
Poll. Majority
of E-mail Users Express Concern About Internet Privacy. Princeton,
NJ: Gallup, June 28, 2001.
- Gartner,
Inc. GartnerG2
Report: 86 Percent of Online Adults Very Concerned About Security Untapped
Consumer Base Needs Online Reassurance (survey summary). Stamford,
CT: Gartner, August 7, 2001.
- Harris
Interactive. Overwhelming
Public Support for Increasing Surveillance Powers and, in Spite of Many
Concerns About Potential Abuses, Confidence That These Powers Would
be Used Properly. Rochester, NY: Harris Interactive, October
3, 2001.
- _____.
Privacy
Notices Research Final Results. Conducted for the Privacy Leadership
Initiative. Rochester, NY: Harris, December 2001. Please note that this
is a PDF document.
- _____.
A
Study About Airport Security. Prepared for Identix. Los Gatos,
CA: Identix, September 25, 2001. Please note that this is a PDF document.
- Harris
Interactive and Alan F. Westin. Proceed:
But With Great Care, and With Adequate Safeguards.
Hackensack, NJ: Privacy & American Business, October 3, 2001.
- Information
Commissioner of the United Kingdom. Data
Controller and Public Authorities Research: Summary of Findings.
Conducted by Quaestor for the Information Commissioner’s Office.
London: IC, June 2001. Please note that this is a PDF document.
- _____.
Data
Subject and Individual Research: Main Findings. Conducted by
RSGB for the Information Commissioner’s Office.London: IC, June
2001. Please note that this is a PDF document.
- Information
Technology Association of America and Tumbleweed Communications. Keeping
the Faith: Government, Information Security and Homeland Cyber Defense.
Washington DC: ITAA, December 11, 2001.
- Ipsos-Reid,
CTV and The Globe and Mail. Majority
(58%)Say Terrorism Threats Outweigh Protection of Individual Rights,
Freedom and Due Process of Law: Police, Intelligence Officials Should
Get Tools They Need to Protect Collective Safety of Canadians Against
Terrorism. Toronto: Ipsos-Reid, October 5, 2001. Please note that
the data tables for this survey are in PDF format.
- Ipsos-Reid
and Emailthatpays. Canadians’
Love Affair with Email Continues. Vancouver: Ipsos-Reid, October
30, 2001. Please note that the data tables for this survey are in PDF
format.
- Ipsos-Reid.
Online
Security and Privacy Concerns on the Increase in Canada. Toronto:
Ipsos-Reid, November 28, 2001. Please note that the data tables for
this survey are in PDF format.
- Jupiter
Media Metrix.
Nearly Half of US Online Financial Consumers are Ready to Consolidate
Their Accounts at a Single Institution (survey summary).
New York: JMM, October 24, 2001.
- Kaiser
Family Foundation. Generation
Rx.com: How Young People Use the Internet for Health Information.
Menlo Park, CA: KFF, December 2001. Please note that the actual
survey documents are PDFs.
- McPheters
& Company and Beta Research. Renewed
Conservatism Sweeps the Country in Aftermath of Attacks: Media Habits
Change. New York: McPheters, November 15, 2001.
- MORI.
Reaction
to Attacks on America & Identity Cards Poll. London: MORI,
September 23, 2001.
- National
Consumers League.
2001 Shopping Online Survey. Washington DC: NCL, 2001.
- PC World.
PC World Poll Highlights Privacy Concerns. San Francisco:
PC World, October 5, 2001.
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- Pew Internet
and American Life. Fear
of Online Crime: Americans Support FBI Interception of Criminal Suspects’
Email and New Laws to Protect Online Privacy. Washington DC:
PIP, April 2, 2001.
- Pew Research
Center for the People & the Press. Post-Terrorist
Attack Survey and Final
Topline. Washington DC: Pew, September 19, 2001.
- Privacy
Commissioner of Australia. Business
Attitudes Towards Privacy in Australia. Sponsored by the Australian
Information Industry Association, Centrelink, Freehills, Pricewaterhouse
Coopers and the Australian Taxation Office. Conducted by Roy Morgan
Research. Sydney: PC of Australia, July 31, 2001. This survey is also
available in PDF and Word formats.
- _____.
Community
Attitudes Towards Privacy in Australia. Sponsored by the Australian
Taxation Office. Conducted by Roy Morgan Research. Sydney: PC of Australia,
July 31, 2001. This survey is also available in PDF and Word formats.
- _____.
Government Attitudes Towards Privacy in Australia. Sponsored
by the Australian Information Industry Association, Centrelink, Freehills,
Pricewaterhouse Coopers and the Australian Taxation Office. Conducted
by Roy Morgan Research. Sydney: PC of Australia, July 31, 2001. This
survey is also available in PDF and Word formats.
- Privacy
Commissioner of New Zealand. Privacy
Concerns Loom Large, Poll Indicates (survey summary). Conducted
by UMR. Auckland:PC of New Zealand, September 2001.
- Privacy
Leadership Initiative. Privacy
Notices Miss the Mark with Consumers (survey summary).
Conducted by Harris Interactive. Washington DC: PLI, December 3, 2001.
- Public
Interest Advocacy Centre.
Business Usage of Consumer Information for Direct Marketing: What
the Public Thinks. Conducted by Ekos Research Associates Inc.
Ottawa: PIAC, August 2001. Please note that this is a PDF document.
- Statistical
Research, Inc. Even
Veteran Web Users Remain Skittish About Sites That Get Personal.
(Survey summary) Westfield, NJ: SRI, June 7, 2001.
- techies.com.
Workplace
Privacy: A Thing of the Past? Edina, MN: techies.com, February
2001.
- UCLA Center
for Communication Policy. The
UCLA Internet Report 2001 — Surveying the Digital Future Year Two.
Los Angeles: CCP, November 2001.
2000
- @plan
Institute for Online Commerce. @plan inc
Internet Poll Reveals Parents Very Concerned About Child Privacy But
Overwhelming Majority Oppose Government Regulation of the Internet.
Stamford, CT: @plan, May 3, 2000.
- California
Health Care Foundation. Ethics
Survey of Consumer Attitudes About Health Web Sites. Conducted by Cyber Dialogue and the Institute for the
Future for CHCF and the Internet Healthcare Coalition. Oakland, CA:
CHCF, January 2000.The full survey is a PDF document.
- Center
for Communication Policy,University of Southern California. Surveying
the Digital Future. Los Angeles: CCP, October 25, 2000. The full report
is available as a PDF document.
- Cheskin
Research. Trust in
the Wired Americas. Conducted by Cheskin Research and Studio Archetype/Sapient.
Redwood Shores, CA: Cheskin, July 2000. The full survey is availabe
as either a Word 7 or PDF document.
- Freehills,
Hollingdale and Page. Internet
Privacy Survey. Sydney: Freehills, 2000. The full survey is a PDF document.
- The
Gallup Organization. Few Web
Users Paying Close Attention to Internet Privacy Issue. Princeton, NJ: Gallup, November 27, 2000.
- Information
Technology Association of America. Keeping
the Faith: Government Information Security in the Internet Age. Washington DC: ITAA, October 16, 2000.
- Institute
for Health Freedom. Public
Attitudes Toward Medical Privacy.
Conducted by the Gallup Organization. Washington DC: IHF, September
2000. This survey is available in both HTML and PDF formats.
- National
Consumers League and Dell Computer. Online
Americans More Concerned about Privacy than Health Care, Crime, and
Taxes, New Survey Reveals. Conducted by Harris Interactive. Washington DC: NCL,
October 4, 2000.
- ORC
International and Alan F. Westin. 2000 ChoicePoint
Public Opinion Survey.
Conducted for ChoicePoint, Inc. Hackensack, NJ: Center for Social
and Legal Research, November 2000. This is a summary of the survey
results.
- Pew
Internet and American Life. New Internet
Users: What They Do Online, What They Don't and Implications for the
Net's Future. Washington
DC: PIP, September 25, 2000. The full report is a PDF document.
- _____.
Trust and
Privacy Online: Why Americans Want to Rewrite the Rules. Washington DC:PIP, August 20, 2000. The full report
is a PDF document.
- Responsys.com.
Online
Marketers Have Little Confidence in Self-Regulation of Internet Privacy. Sponsored by Millard Brown IntelliQuest. Palo Alto,
CA: Responsys.com, September 26, 2000.
- Vault.com.
Results
of Vault.com Survey of Internet Use in the Workplace. New York: Vault.com, September 26, 2000.
1999
- Ackerman,
Mark S., Lorrie Faith Cranor and Joseph Reagle. Beyond Concern:Understanding Net Users' Attitudes About
Online Privacy. Florham Park, NJ: AT&T Labs, April 1999.
- California
Health Care Foundation. Confidentiality of Medical Records. Sponsored
by CHCF and Consumers Union. Oakland, CA: CHCF, February 1999.NOTE:
This document is in PDF format.
- Harris
Interactive and Alan F. Westin. IBM-Harris Multi-National Consumer Privacy Survey.
Sponsored by IBM. Aramonk, NY: IBM, October 1999. NOTE: This document
is in PDF format.
- Louis
Harris & Associates. Consumers and the 21st Century. Conducted
for the National Consumers League. Sponsored by Ameritech, Shapiro
Educational Foundation and Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals. Washington
DC: NCL, May 1999.
- Opinion
Research Corporation and Alan F. Westin. "Freebies" and Privacy: What Net Users Think.
Sponsored by Privacy & American Business. Hackensack, NJ: P &
AB, July 1999.
- _____.
Personalized Marketing and Privacy on the Net: What
Consumers Want. Sponsored by DoubleClick and Privacy &
American Business. Hackensack, NJ: P & AB, November 1999.
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