---
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Data collection and aggregation by online services happens to an extent
that is often beyond awareness and comprehension of its users. Transparency tools
become crucial to inform people, though it is unclear how well they work. To investigate
this matter, we conducted a user study focusing on Facebook, which has recently
released the 'Off-Facebook Activity' transparency dashboard that informs about
personal data collection from third parties. We exposed a group of n = 100 participants
to the dashboard and surveyed their level of awareness and reactions to understand
how transparency impacts users' privacy attitudes and intended behavior. Our
participants were surprised about the massive amount of collected data, became
significantly less comfortable with data collection, and more likely to take protective
measures. Collaterally, we observed that current consent schemes are inadequate.
Based on the survey findings, we make recommendations for more usable transparency
and highlight the need to raise awareness about transparency tools and to provide
easily actionable privacy controls.
author:
- first_name: Patricia
full_name: Arias-Cabarcos, Patricia
last_name: Arias-Cabarcos
- first_name: Saina
full_name: Khalili, Saina
last_name: Khalili
- first_name: Thorsten
full_name: Strufe, Thorsten
last_name: Strufe
citation:
ama: 'Arias-Cabarcos P, Khalili S, Strufe T. ’Surprised, Shocked, Worried’}: User
Reactions to Facebook Data Collection from Third Parties. Proceedings on Privacy
Enhancing Technologies. 2023;2023(1):384-399. doi:10.56553/popets-2023-0023'
apa: 'Arias-Cabarcos, P., Khalili, S., & Strufe, T. (2023). ’Surprised, Shocked,
Worried’}: User Reactions to Facebook Data Collection from Third Parties. Proceedings
on Privacy Enhancing Technologies, 2023(1), 384–399. https://doi.org/10.56553/popets-2023-0023'
bibtex: '@article{Arias-Cabarcos_Khalili_Strufe_2023, title={’Surprised, Shocked,
Worried’}: User Reactions to Facebook Data Collection from Third Parties}, volume={2023},
DOI={10.56553/popets-2023-0023},
number={1}, journal={Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies}, publisher={Privacy
Enhancing Technologies Symposium Advisory Board}, author={Arias-Cabarcos, Patricia
and Khalili, Saina and Strufe, Thorsten}, year={2023}, pages={384–399} }'
chicago: 'Arias-Cabarcos, Patricia, Saina Khalili, and Thorsten Strufe. “’Surprised,
Shocked, Worried’}: User Reactions to Facebook Data Collection from Third Parties.”
Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies 2023, no. 1 (2023): 384–99.
https://doi.org/10.56553/popets-2023-0023.'
ieee: 'P. Arias-Cabarcos, S. Khalili, and T. Strufe, “’Surprised, Shocked, Worried’}:
User Reactions to Facebook Data Collection from Third Parties,” Proceedings
on Privacy Enhancing Technologies, vol. 2023, no. 1, pp. 384–399, 2023, doi:
10.56553/popets-2023-0023.'
mla: 'Arias-Cabarcos, Patricia, et al. “’Surprised, Shocked, Worried’}: User Reactions
to Facebook Data Collection from Third Parties.” Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing
Technologies, vol. 2023, no. 1, Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium Advisory
Board, 2023, pp. 384–99, doi:10.56553/popets-2023-0023.'
short: P. Arias-Cabarcos, S. Khalili, T. Strufe, Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing
Technologies 2023 (2023) 384–399.
date_created: 2023-10-14T12:10:31Z
date_updated: 2023-10-14T12:13:32Z
doi: 10.56553/popets-2023-0023
intvolume: ' 2023'
issue: '1'
keyword:
- General Medicine
page: 384-399
publication: Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies
publication_identifier:
issn:
- 2299-0984
publication_status: published
publisher: Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium Advisory Board
status: public
title: '''Surprised, Shocked, Worried''}: User Reactions to Facebook Data Collection
from Third Parties'
type: journal_article
user_id: '92804'
volume: 2023
year: '2023'
...
---
_id: '5446'
author:
- first_name: Tibor
full_name: Jager, Tibor
id: '64669'
last_name: Jager
- first_name: Andy
full_name: Rupp, Andy
last_name: Rupp
citation:
ama: 'Jager T, Rupp A. Black-Box Accumulation: Collecting Incentives in a Privacy-Preserving
Way. Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies. 2016;2016(3):62-82.
doi:10.1515/popets-2016-0016'
apa: 'Jager, T., & Rupp, A. (2016). Black-Box Accumulation: Collecting Incentives
in a Privacy-Preserving Way. Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies,
2016(3), 62–82. https://doi.org/10.1515/popets-2016-0016'
bibtex: '@article{Jager_Rupp_2016, title={Black-Box Accumulation: Collecting Incentives
in a Privacy-Preserving Way}, volume={2016}, DOI={10.1515/popets-2016-0016},
number={3}, journal={Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies}, publisher={Walter
de Gruyter GmbH}, author={Jager, Tibor and Rupp, Andy}, year={2016}, pages={62–82}
}'
chicago: 'Jager, Tibor, and Andy Rupp. “Black-Box Accumulation: Collecting Incentives
in a Privacy-Preserving Way.” Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies
2016, no. 3 (2016): 62–82. https://doi.org/10.1515/popets-2016-0016.'
ieee: 'T. Jager and A. Rupp, “Black-Box Accumulation: Collecting Incentives in a
Privacy-Preserving Way,” Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies,
vol. 2016, no. 3, pp. 62–82, 2016.'
mla: 'Jager, Tibor, and Andy Rupp. “Black-Box Accumulation: Collecting Incentives
in a Privacy-Preserving Way.” Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies,
vol. 2016, no. 3, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2016, pp. 62–82, doi:10.1515/popets-2016-0016.'
short: T. Jager, A. Rupp, Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies 2016 (2016)
62–82.
date_created: 2018-11-08T13:03:39Z
date_updated: 2022-01-06T07:01:54Z
ddc:
- '006'
department:
- _id: '558'
doi: 10.1515/popets-2016-0016
extern: '1'
file:
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content_type: application/pdf
creator: abirke
date_created: 2018-11-08T13:04:30Z
date_updated: 2018-11-08T13:04:30Z
file_id: '5447'
file_name: Black-Box_Accumulation__Collecting_Incentives_in_a_Privacy-Preserving_Way.pdf
file_size: 750585
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success: 1
file_date_updated: 2018-11-08T13:04:30Z
has_accepted_license: '1'
intvolume: ' 2016'
issue: '3'
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- url: https://petsymposium.org/2016/files/papers/Black-Box_Accumulation__Collecting_Incentives_in_a_Privacy-Preserving_Way.pdf
page: 62-82
publication: Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies
publication_identifier:
issn:
- 2299-0984
publication_status: published
publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH
status: public
title: 'Black-Box Accumulation: Collecting Incentives in a Privacy-Preserving Way'
type: journal_article
user_id: '38235'
volume: 2016
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