A gap in the market
The conceptualisation of surveillance, security, privacy and trust in public opinion surveys
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12729338 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hayley Watson (0000-0002-5479-8527, Trilateral Research & Consulting, corresponding author), Rachel Finn (Trilateral Research & Consulting), Rachel L Finn, David Barnard-Wills, David Barnard‐will (0000-0002-9913-6244, Trilateral Research & Consulting) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 269-285 |
| Publication date | 2017-05-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Surveillance & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1477-7487 • E-ISSN: 1477-7487 |
| Publisher | Surveillance Studies Network (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.24908/ss.v15i2.5324 |
| OpenAlex | W2613867635 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 3 |
Understanding the attitudes of members of the public towards the impact of surveillance technologies used to enhance public security on their privacy is an essential, but complex consideration for policy makers, where public trust plays a central role. Understanding public attitudes involves assessing what public opinion surveys reveal. However, in order to ensure that public attitudes are appropriately being measured across all four concepts (privacy, security, trust and surveillance) it is necessary to consider how existing surveys conceptualise and operationalise these terms. This article undertakes precisely this consideration, in order to evaluate existing practices and provide recommendations for future public opinion surveys on surveillance technologies or practices intended to provide security, but which may impact privacy. We have found three issues relating to past approaches: past surveys do not always adequately define or conceptualise the terms they are employing. Second, surveys sometimes rely on the use of examples in lieu of definitions. Finally, and most importantly, we find that existing surveys do not always adequately examine the impact of the public’s trust towards the use of surveillance technologies to enhance security, but which may affect their privacy
Business · Computer security · Information privacy · Internet privacy · Order (exchange · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Public relations · Computer Science · Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods · Law · Privacy, Security, and Data Protection · Social Media and Politics
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,78 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |