Privacy Explanations - A Means to End-User Trust

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2210.09706v2
• Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2022 06:35:08 GMT
• Title: Privacy Explanations - A Means to End-User Trust
• Authors: Wasja Brunotte, Alexander Specht, Larissa Chazette, Kurt Schneider
• Abstract summary: We looked into how explainability might help to tackle this problem. We created privacy explanations that aim to help to clarify to end users why and for what purposes specific data is required. Our findings reveal that privacy explanations can be an important step towards increasing trust in software systems.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Abstract: Software systems are ubiquitous, and their use is ingrained in our everyday lives. They enable us to get in touch with people quickly and easily, support us in gathering information, and help us perform our daily tasks. In return, we provide these systems with a large amount of personal information, often unaware that this is jeopardizing our privacy. End users are typically unaware of what data is collected, for what purpose, who has access to it, and where and how it is stored. To address this issue, we looked into how explainability might help to tackle this problem. We created privacy explanations that aim to help to clarify to end users why and for what purposes specific data is required. We asked end users about privacy explanations in a survey and found that the majority of respondents (91.6 \%) are generally interested in receiving privacy explanations. Our findings reveal that privacy explanations can be an important step towards increasing trust in software systems and can increase the privacy awareness of end users. These findings are a significant step in developing privacy-aware systems and incorporating usable privacy features into them, assisting users in protecting their privacy.

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