Privacy and Information Sharing

Rainie, L. and Duggan, M. (14 January 2016). Privacy and Information Sharing.
Retrieved August 2, 2016

http://pewrsr.ch/1P2vmSY

According to the article Privacy and Information Sharing, 461 U.S. adults and nine online focus groups of 80 people believe that it is depending on the context when they will share personal information or permit surveillance only if they will get a some type of value from it. 

For example, 54% says it is acceptable for employers to install monitoring cameras if it was workplace thefts. 47% say the basic bargaining offered by retail loyalty cards is acceptable because it will lead to occasional discounts, only 32% said it was unacceptable. 55% finds it unacceptable to have other activities the company may do with information collected on households, such as the smart thermostat. 

As stated earlier many of the different scenarios adults found it unacceptable to share information because they are not sure what is being done with information or if it is a true benefit for their situation. For example, 45% not acceptable, 51% free social media not acceptable, and 55% smart thermostat not acceptable. 

In conclusion it is really dependent on the situation and the persons knowledge/understanding of what the real use will be of their personal information. When the person is in control of those two pieces of information the sharing of information is acceptable versus not being in control which leads to not acceptable because it creates a sense of why is it necessary to have certain personal information