Open AccessAnalysis of Transparency of Personal Data in Data Privacy Policies
Author(s) -
Thiago Adriano Coleti,
Marcelo Morandini,
Lúcia Vilela Leite Filgueiras,
Pedro Luiz Pizzigatti Corrêa
Publication year - 2018
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.5753/waihcws.2018.3893
Subject(s) - transparency (behavior) , computer science , information privacy , personally identifiable information , internet privacy , process (computing) , data science , computer security , operating system
This paper presents an evaluation of Personal Data Transparency performed in applications known and used by a large number of users. Transparency seeks to provide information on how personal data are collected, used and shared between systems and thus enable the individual producer to be knowledgeable and able to act within this process. The research was carried out with traditional users who evaluated the applications policies and answered a questionnaire with 8 questions about aspects that should provide transparency. The results showed that some elements were considered transparent, but others, usually related to computational infrastructure, still require improvements.