Information Privacy in a Globally Networked Society: Implications for IS Research

Robert M. Davison, City University of Hong Kong
Roger Clarke, Xamax Consultancy Pty Ltd
Duncan Langford, University of Kent at Canterbury
Feng-Yuan Kuo, National Sun Yat Sen University
H. Jeff Smith, Wake Forest University

Abstract

This paper presents an extended discussion of issues associated with the role of information privacy in IS research. This discussion was initiated in conjunction with a panel session at ICIS 2002. Following the conference, each of the panelists reworked and extended their position statements, and provided a commentary on the position statements of the other panelists. The paper is framed with head and tail pieces written by the panel chair. The result is a (unique and provocative) blend of opinion and commentary on a topic that is of importance to IS research in the globally networked society in which we all live. IS researchers will find research questions, research conundrums, and research advice in equal measure.

Recommended Citation

Davison, Robert M.; Clarke, Roger; Langford, Duncan; Kuo, Feng-Yuan; and Smith, H. Jeff (2003) "Information Privacy in a Globally Networked Society: Implications for IS Research," Communications of the Association for Information Systems: Vol. 12, Article 22.
Available at: http://aisel.aisnet.org/cais/vol12/iss1/22