Kiyoshi Murata
   Department   Undergraduate School  , School of Commerce
   Position   Professor
Language English
Publication Date 2008/09
Type International Conference
Peer Review Peer reviewed
Title Online Privacy and Culture: Evidence from Japan
Contribution Type Co-authored (other than first author)
Journal Proceedings of ETHICOMP 2008
Journal TypeJapan
Volume, Issue, Page pp.615-622
Author and coauthor Yohko Orito, Kiyoshi Murata, Yasunori Fukuta, Steve McRobb and Andrew A. Adams
Details Almost every shopping website now posts its privacy policy online. Although the recognition of the right to privacy is inevitably affected by socio-cultural circumstances, there has been very little examination of the recognition of online privacy policies from a cross-cultural perspective. We analysed the results of a survey that investigated young Japanese people's awareness of online privacy policies as the first step in considering socio-cultural factors in this area. Through the analysis and discussions of the survey results, we considered the implications for Japanese society and businesses committed to the protection of online privacy.