Interview with Leslie John: "Privacy in the Digital Age"
Dr. Leslie John is an Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.
Her research focuses on digital privacy and decision-making. Specifically, she studies the cognitive biases that cause people to give up their privacy online, as well as people’s reactions to firms’ use of their data.
“There’s so much more to it than meets the eye...It’s unbelievable the extent of data sharing that’s occurring.”
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Who are you, where do you work, and what is the current focus of your research?
What do most people not understand about how their privacy is being violated?
What’s wrong with the principle of “informed consent” when it comes to digital privacy?
How does the “endowment effect” bias people’s decisions about privacy?
How does the “illusion of control” bias people’s decisions about privacy?
How do design choices impact people’s decisions about privacy?
Can taking away people’s privacy ever be good? Does it make them behave better?