The public good and public attitudes toward data sharing through IoT

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Policy and Internet Pub Date : 2023-05-14 DOI:10.1002/poi3.343

Karen Mossberger, Seongkyung Cho, Pauline Hope Cheong, Daria Kuznetsova

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Abstract

Abstract The Internet of Things (IoT) has potential to deliver important benefits for IoT users, society and public good. How do citizens feel about sharing data from personal devices compared with “smart city” data collection in public spaces, with government and nongovernmental organizations, and across different situations? What predicts willingness to share their data with government? Through a nationally representative survey of over 2000 US respondents as well as interviews, we explore the willingness of citizens to share their data in various circumstances, using the contextual integrity framework, the literature on the “publicness” of organizations, and public value creation. Across different contexts, from half to 2/3 of survey respondents were willing to share data from their own IoT devices for public benefits, and 80%−93% supported the use of sensors in public places for a variety of collective purposes. Trust in government was significantly related to data sharing and support for smart city data collection. Yet government in the United States is less trusted with this data than other organizations with public purposes, such as nonprofits. Cultivating trust through transparent and responsible data stewardship will be important for future use of IoT data for public good.

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通过物联网共享数据的公共利益和公众态度

物联网(IoT)具有为物联网用户、社会和公共利益带来重要利益的潜力。与在公共场所、与政府和非政府组织以及在不同情况下收集的“智慧城市”数据相比，公民对从个人设备共享数据有何看法?什么能预测他们是否愿意与政府分享数据?通过对2000多名美国受访者的全国代表性调查和访谈，我们利用上下文完整性框架、关于组织“公共性”的文献和公共价值创造，探讨了公民在各种情况下分享数据的意愿。在不同的背景下，有一半到三分之二的受访者愿意为了公共利益分享他们自己的物联网设备的数据，80%到93%的受访者支持在公共场所使用传感器来实现各种集体目的。对政府的信任与数据共享和对智慧城市数据收集的支持显著相关。然而，与非营利组织等其他以公共为目的的组织相比，美国政府对这些数据的信任度较低。通过透明和负责任的数据管理来培养信任对于未来将物联网数据用于公共利益非常重要。

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8.40

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10.20%

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期刊介绍： Understanding public policy in the age of the Internet requires understanding how individuals, organizations, governments and networks behave, and what motivates them in this new environment. Technological innovation and internet-mediated interaction raise both challenges and opportunities for public policy: whether in areas that have received much work already (e.g. digital divides, digital government, and privacy) or newer areas, like regulation of data-intensive technologies and platforms, the rise of precarious labour, and regulatory responses to misinformation and hate speech. We welcome innovative research in areas where the Internet already impacts public policy, where it raises new challenges or dilemmas, or provides opportunities for policy that is smart and equitable. While we welcome perspectives from any academic discipline, we look particularly for insight that can feed into social science disciplines like political science, public administration, economics, sociology, and communication. We welcome articles that introduce methodological innovation, theoretical development, or rigorous data analysis concerning a particular question or problem of public policy.