Title :
Amending P3P for clearer privacy promises
Author :
Karjoth, Günter ; Schunter, Matthias ; Van Herreweghen, Els ; Waidner, Michael
Author_Institution :
Zurich Res. Lab., IBM Res., Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
The Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) can be a viable tool for organizations to clarify their privacy promises. In this paper, we summarize our experiences and describe some of the problems we have encountered when using P3P. Our main criticisms on P3P are its complicated structure, ambiguities in the specification, and missing guidelines for user agents. We suggest several improvements such as an extended but simplified syntax and a revised consent model that groups opt-in/opt-out choices into one "consent block", which can be associated with multiple statements.
Keywords :
Internet; Web sites; data privacy; software agents; P3P; Platform for Privacy Preferences; World Wide Web; consent block; opt-in/opt-out choices; privacy promises; privacy protection; revised consent model; syntax; user agent; user agents; Data privacy; Guidelines; IEEE news; Laboratories; Law; Legal factors; Protection; Technology management; Usability; XML;
Conference_Titel :
Database and Expert Systems Applications, 2003. Proceedings. 14th International Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1993-8
DOI :
10.1109/DEXA.2003.1232062
