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Published in: Health and Technology 4/2017

20-06-2017 | Original Paper

The choice architecture of privacy decision-making

Authors: Dan Ariely, Aline Holzwarth

Published in: Health and Technology | Issue 4/2017

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Abstract

‘Choice architects’ are responsible for designing environments that guide decision-making, and thus must consider the inherent tradeoffs that accompany every choice. This examination of privacy decision-making places privacy considerations into context, and accordingly recommends a method (signal detection theory) for choice architects to define and weigh the tradeoffs ingrained in private and public situations in order to design decision environments that are reflective of their respective costs and benefits.
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Metadata
Title
The choice architecture of privacy decision-making
Authors
Dan Ariely
Aline Holzwarth
Publication date
20-06-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Health and Technology / Issue 4/2017
Print ISSN: 2190-7188
Electronic ISSN: 2190-7196
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12553-017-0193-3

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