The Shorter the Better? Effects of Privacy Policy Length on Online Privacy Decision-Making

Privacy policies provide Internet users with the possibility to inform themselves about websites’ usage of their disclosed personal data. Strikingly, however, most people tend not to read privacy policies because they are long and cumbersome, indicating that people do not wish to expend much (cognit...

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Main Authors: Yannic Meier, Johanna Schäwel, Nicole C. Krämer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cogitatio 2020-06-01
Series:Media and Communication
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Online Access:https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/2846