Fixing Broken Doors: Strategies for Drafting Privacy Policies Young People Can Understand
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| Title: | Fixing Broken Doors: Strategies for Drafting Privacy Policies Young People Can Understand |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Micheti, Anca, Burkell, Jacquelyn, Steeves, Valerie |
| Source: | Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society. 2010 30(2):130-143. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 14 |
| Publication Date: | 2010 |
| Document Type: | Information Analyses Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Focus Groups, Privacy, Guidelines, Web Sites, Research Projects, Internet, Children, Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Online Searching |
| Geographic Terms: | Canada |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0270467610365355 |
| ISSN: | 0270-4676 |
| Abstract: | The goal of this project is to identify guidelines for privacy policies that children and teens can accurately interpret with relative ease. A three-pronged strategy was used to achieve this goal. First, an analysis of the relevant literature on reading was undertaken to identify the document features that affect comprehension. Second, focus groups were conducted to examine their experience and practices in the interpretation of privacy policies found on sites that have been identified as favorite kids' sites. Based on the results of the literature review and focus groups, a set of potential guidelines were identified. Finally, the efficacy of these guidelines was tested in the final phase of the research project. The result of this work is a set of 14 guidelines for the drafting of privacy policies that make a difference, by improving the comprehensibility of privacy policies encountered by Canadian children and teens as they surf the Net. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 66 |
| Entry Date: | 2010 |
| Accession Number: | EJ882564 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The goal of this project is to identify guidelines for privacy policies that children and teens can accurately interpret with relative ease. A three-pronged strategy was used to achieve this goal. First, an analysis of the relevant literature on reading was undertaken to identify the document features that affect comprehension. Second, focus groups were conducted to examine their experience and practices in the interpretation of privacy policies found on sites that have been identified as favorite kids' sites. Based on the results of the literature review and focus groups, a set of potential guidelines were identified. Finally, the efficacy of these guidelines was tested in the final phase of the research project. The result of this work is a set of 14 guidelines for the drafting of privacy policies that make a difference, by improving the comprehensibility of privacy policies encountered by Canadian children and teens as they surf the Net. |
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| ISSN: | 0270-4676 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0270467610365355 |
