The Context Dependence of Citizens' Attitudes and Preferences Regarding Privacy and Security
This paper considers the relationship between privacy and security and, in particular, the traditional "trade off" paradigm that argues that citizens might be willing to sacrifice some privacy for more security. Academics have long argued against the trade off paradigm, but these arguments have often fallen on deaf ears. Based on data gathered in a pan European survey we discuss which factors determine citizens' perceptions of concrete security technologies and surveillance practices.