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    Edelman's recent online privacy investigations uncovered a series of privacy violations including Google Toolbar continuing to track user browsing even after users "disable" the toolbar, View Details

    • January 2015
    • Article

    Competing with Privacy

    By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Andres Hervas-Drane
    We analyze the implications of consumer privacy for competition in the marketplace. We consider a market where firms set prices and disclosure levels for consumer information, and consumers observe both before deciding which firm to patronize and how much information... View Details
    Keywords: Information Acquisition; Information Disclosure; Online Privacy; Privacy Regulation; Information; Rights; Internet and the Web; Competition; Internet and the Web; Corporate Disclosure; Ethics; Knowledge Acquisition
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    Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Andres Hervas-Drane. "Competing with Privacy." Management Science 61, no. 1 (January 2015): 229–246.
    • August 2022
    • Article

    The Bulletproof Glass Effect: Unintended Consequences of Privacy Notices

    By: Aaron R. Brough, David A. Norton, Shannon L. Sciarappa and Leslie K. John
    Drawing from a content analysis of publicly traded companies’ privacy notices, a survey of managers, a field study, and five online experiments, this research investigates how consumers respond to privacy notices. A privacy notice, by placing legally enforceable limits... View Details
    Keywords: Choice; Purchase Intent; Privacy; Privacy Notices; Warnings; Assurances; Information Disclosure; Trust; Consumer Behavior; Spending; Decisions; Information; Communication
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    Brough, Aaron R., David A. Norton, Shannon L. Sciarappa, and Leslie K. John. "The Bulletproof Glass Effect: Unintended Consequences of Privacy Notices." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) 59, no. 4 (August 2022): 739–754.
    • August 2019 (Revised February 2020)
    • Teaching Note

    Sidewalk Labs: Privacy in a City Built from the Internet Up

    By: Leslie John and Mitch Weiss
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    The case serves as a microcosm of issues of digital privacy: the availability of data – personal data in particular – has tremendous potential to improve people’s lives... View Details
    Keywords: Privacy; Privacy By Design; Privacy Regulation; Platforms; Data; Data Security; Behavioral Science; Analytics and Data Science; Safety; Entrepreneurship; Business and Government Relations; Consumer Behavior; Digital Platforms
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    John, Leslie, and Mitch Weiss. "Sidewalk Labs: Privacy in a City Built from the Internet Up." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 820-023, August 2019. (Revised February 2020.) (Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.)
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    Privacy Policy & Legal Info | HBS Online

    Privacy Notice SMS Terms Terms of Use FERPA Community Values & Honor Code Trademark Notice Cookies Harvard Business School Online Privacy Notice If you have questions about... View Details
    • 2009
    • Journal Article

    Privacy in Online Social Networks: Empirical Evidence from Facebook

    By: Frank Nagle and Lisa Singh
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    Nagle, Frank, and Lisa Singh. "Privacy in Online Social Networks: Empirical Evidence from Facebook." Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Social Network Analysis and Mining (2009).
    • August 2023
    • Supplement

    Apple: Privacy vs. Safety (C)

    By: Henry McGee, Nien-hê Hsieh and Kerry Herman
    In September 2021, Apple decided to delay updates to iOS and iPadOS that included features to fight child sexual abuse. While many—including prominent privacy and security experts—praised Apple, others were opposed. They saw Apple introducing features that risked... View Details
    Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Values and Beliefs; Public Opinion; Applications and Software; Leadership
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    McGee, Henry, Nien-hê Hsieh, and Kerry Herman. "Apple: Privacy vs. Safety (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 324-033, August 2023.
    • 2013
    • Chapter

    Privacy Breach Analysis in Social Networks

    By: Frank Nagle
    Over the past 5–10 years, online social networks have rapidly expanded, and as of March 2012 the largest online social network, Facebook, had over 901 million active members. The wealth of information users post in their social network profiles, as well as the... View Details
    Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Social and Collaborative Networks; Social Media; Cybersecurity; Analytics and Data Science
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    Nagle, Frank. "Privacy Breach Analysis in Social Networks." In Mining Social Networks and Security Informatics, edited by Tansel Ozyer, Zeki Erdem, Jon Rokne, and Suheil Khoury, 63–77. Springer Science + Business Media, 2013.
    • October 2018 (Revised July 2019)
    • Case

    Sidewalk Labs: Privacy in a City Built from the Internet Up

    By: Leslie K. John, Mitchell Weiss and Julia Kelley
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    By the time Dan Doctoroff, CEO of Sidewalk Labs, began hosting a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” session in January 2018, he had only nine months remaining to convince the people... View Details
    Keywords: Public Entrepreneurship; Govtech; CivicTech; Smart Cities; City Innovation; Government Innovation; Privacy; Sidewalk Labs; Dan Doctoroff; Entrepreneurship; Public Sector; Consumer Behavior; Governance; Business and Government Relations; Innovation and Invention; Technology Industry; Public Administration Industry; Transportation Industry; Real Estate Industry; Canada
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    John, Leslie K., Mitchell Weiss, and Julia Kelley. "Sidewalk Labs: Privacy in a City Built from the Internet Up." Harvard Business School Case 819-024, October 2018. (Revised July 2019.) (Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.)
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    Privacy Notice | About

    uses cookies and similar technologies, including pixels, or transparent GIF files, log files, scripts, web beacons, and other similar tools, to help manage online advertising and for other purposes set forth in this View Details
    • 19 May 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    Why Privacy Protection Notices Turn Off Shoppers

    By now, it’s an expected right-of-passage. As you enter credit card information for an online purchase, up pops two familiar words: “Privacy Notice.” Does seeing those words make you more confident about the transaction, knowing that the... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail
    • 16 Oct 2015
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    We Say We Want Privacy Online, But Our Actions Say Otherwise

    • 19 May 2014
    • Research & Ideas

    Why Companies Should Compete for Your Privacy

    Consumers are increasingly wary about sharing personal information with firms. Yet when they benefit from providing information in exchange for lower prices or better services, many consumers will gladly make the privacy trade-off. But... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products
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    GDPR & Other Data Privacy Laws | Information Technology

    GDPR & Other Data Privacy Laws In the past few years, many countries and states have enacted laws to protect individuals' privacy. These laws cover any information that may be obtained when someone participates or interacts with a Harvard... View Details
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    Online Harassment | About

    harassment, including “doxing.” When doxing attacks, online or otherwise, have come from outside the Harvard community, as was primarily the case in the past year, we offered, and will continue to offer, affected members of our community... View Details
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    FERPA Information | HBS Online

    Privacy Notice SMS Terms Terms of Use FERPA Community Values & Honor Code Trademark Notice Cookies FERPA The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended ("FERPA") is a federal law that... View Details
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    SMS Terms - HBS Online

    Privacy Notice SMS Terms Terms of Use FERPA Community Values & Honor Code Trademark Notice Cookies The following terms apply if you have opted in to receive information from HBS Online using automated... View Details
    • May 2023
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    Equilibrium Effects of Pay Transparency

    By: Zoë B. Cullen and Bobak Pakzad-Hurson
    The public discourse around pay transparency has focused on the direct effect: how workers seek to rectify newly-disclosed pay inequities through renegotiations. The question of how wage-setting and hiring practices of the firm respond in equilibrium has received... View Details
    Keywords: Pay Transparency; Online Labor Market; Privacy; Wage Gap; Corporate Disclosure; Wages; Negotiation
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    Cullen, Zoë B., and Bobak Pakzad-Hurson. "Equilibrium Effects of Pay Transparency." Econometrica 91, no. 3 (May 2023): 765–802. (Lead Article.)
    • 2021
    • Working Paper

    Equilibrium Effects of Pay Transparency

    By: Zoë B. Cullen and Bobak Pakzad-Hurson
    The public discourse around pay transparency has focused on the direct effect: how workers seek to rectify newly-disclosed pay inequities through renegotiations. The question of how wage-setting and hiring practices of the firm respond in equilibrium has received... View Details
    Keywords: Pay Transparency; Online Labor Market; Privacy; Wage Gap; Negotiation; Corporate Disclosure; Compensation and Benefits; Gender
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    Cullen, Zoë B., and Bobak Pakzad-Hurson. "Equilibrium Effects of Pay Transparency." Working Paper, June 2021. (Econometrica, Vol 91, No. 3 (May, 2023), 765-802.)
    • 2023
    • Working Paper

    The Customer Journey as a Source of Information

    By: Nicolas Padilla, Eva Ascarza and Oded Netzer
    In the face of heightened data privacy concerns and diminishing third-party data access, firms are placing increased emphasis on first-party data (1PD) for marketing decisions. However, in environments with infrequent purchases, reliance on past purchases 1PD... View Details
    Keywords: Customer Journey; Privacy; Consumer Behavior; Analytics and Data Science; AI and Machine Learning; Customer Focus and Relationships
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    Padilla, Nicolas, Eva Ascarza, and Oded Netzer. "The Customer Journey as a Source of Information." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-035, October 2023. (Revised October 2023.)
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