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posted on 2016-02-05, 15:10 authored by Tiwalade Adelola, Ray DawsonRay Dawson, Firat BatmazFirat BatmazThe influx of E-commerce into Nigeria has resulted in individuals
shopping online and sharing personal information about themselves
and their family, friends and colleagues. A survey and interviews
were conducted to gain an initial understanding of attitudes about
privacy among Nigerians and their understanding of E-commerce
data protection and privacy. It was found that Nigerians are
generally aware of the dangers of online data theft, but their concern
was focussed almost exclusively on the theft of financial data. They
did not trust the government to protect their data with any effective
legislation or law enforcement, but they were happy to submit their
financial information through a bank’s website. However, it was
found that Nigerians had little concern about other, non-financial
information, which leaves the population vulnerable to the theft of
other forms of personal and private data.
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Software Quality Management XIII (SQM 2015) Outlook on Quality: Proceedings of Software Quality Management XXIIIPages
113 - 124Citation
ADELOA, T., DAWSON, R. and BATMAZ, F., 2015. Nigerians’ perceptions of personal data protection and privacy. IN: Lock, R. et al (eds.) Outlook on Quality: Proceedings of Software Quality Management XXIII (SQM 2015), Loughborough, UK, pp. 113 - 124.Publisher
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