Apps, Platforms, and Everyday Practices

How People Perceive and Care (or not) About the Digital Traces They Leave Online

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ID3759260
AuthorsAlberto Marinelli (0000-0001-5097-1217, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, corresponding author), Stefania Parisi (0000-0003-4808-4664, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy)
Year2024
Volume68
Issue5
Pages711-730
Publication date2024-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/00027642221144852
OpenAlexW4312179120
LanguageEN
References cited22

The paper presents the results of an empirical research on the topic of personal data awareness, conducted through a survey of a representative sample of the Italian population. Considering five self-perceived levels of digital competence, we investigate the perception of digital footprints people leave online, how they act when apps and platforms demand to share personal data, and whether they are concerned about privacy issues. We discuss these topics and the research data in the light of theoretical frameworks regarding the emerging forms of new digital inequalities, which are broadening to include the awareness gaps, among different users, about how apps and online platforms collect and use personal data

Competence (human resources) · Empirical research · Internet privacy · Perception · Sample (material) · Survey data collection · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Privacy, Security, and Data Protection · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology · Technology Use by Older Adults

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