Comments on: De-brief: AoIR IR9.0 Conference in Copenhagen

By: Cathy Dwyer

Cathy Dwyer — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:44:17 +0000

Thanks Michael for the post about my presentation at AoIR 9.0. I saw this study yesterday on how much time it takes to read privacy policies, and thought that would be another item to add to the list. How many people read the privacy policies for these sites, and how long do they spend reading them? Do people read them more than once?

By: Michael Zimmer

Michael Zimmer — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:20:50 +0000

Yes, that’s been the main concern whenever I suggest this. We need to come up with the right frequency for these reminders, and preferably also tie it to some kind of algorithmic calculation of when things seem to have changed in a user’s habits, which might mean she should revisit her previous privacy preferences (ie, suddenly posting and tagging photos, or a sudden increase in the number of friends, etc)

By: Wyatt Ditzler

Wyatt Ditzler — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:05:09 +0000

That is a very good addition to their list. Just don’t make them daily, weekly, or monthly reminders. There is enough spam out there.