We shed light on a money-for-privacy trade-off in the market for smartphone applications ("apps"). Developers offer … privacy. We provide evidence for this pattern using data on 300,000 mobile applications which were obtained from the Android … by their use of privacy-sensitive permissions: (1) cheaper apps use more privacy-sensitive permissions; (2) installation …

,000 applications over four years. Many apps belong to developers with multiple apps. This fact generates variation in the privacy …

can be accessed. These interests are part of a right to privacy, including a "right to be forgotten," which, however, must …

We study the role of privacy in the market for mobile applications. For such programs used with smartphones and tablet … PCs a very important market has emerged. Yet, neither the role of privacy on that market is well understood, nor do we … privacy. Second, we study how users' installations are related to the "personal data greediness" of mobile applications. We …

There is much debate on how the flow of information between firms should be organized, and whether existing privacy … laws should be amended. We offer a welfare comparison of the three main current policies towards consumer privacy … costly to opt in or opt out, privacy policies shape firms' ability to collect and use customer information, and affect their …

paper investigates whether highlighting positive or negative aspects of online privacy, thereby mitigating the informational … problem, can affect consumers' privacy actions and attitudes. Results of two online survey experiments indicate that … informed about positive attitudes of companies towards their privacy. On the other hand, they do not change their attitudes and …