论文标题
反对差异的应用程序：在三大洲的共同智能手机应用程序的隐私影响和用户接受
Apps Against the Spread: Privacy Implications and User Acceptance of COVID-19-Related Smartphone Apps on Three Continents
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论文摘要
COVID-19大流行助长了智能手机应用以帮助疾病管理的开发。许多“电晕应用程序”都需要广泛采用才能有效，这引发了有关政府支持的卫生应用的隐私，安全和社会影响的公开辩论。我们在德国（n = 1,003），美国（n = 1,003）和中国（n = 1,019）进行了一项代表性的在线研究，以使用基于上下文完整性框架的小插图设计，以调查用户对电晕应用的接受。我们探索了用于接触跟踪，症状检查，隔离执行，健康证书和仅信息的应用程序。我们的结果为数据处理实践提供了见解，这些实践促进了采用并揭示国家之间的显着差异，在中国，用户接受度最高，在美国最低。中国参与者更喜欢收集个性化数据，而德国和美国参与者则喜欢匿名。在整个国家 /地区，接触跟踪的看法比隔离执法更为积极，并且技术故障对用户接受产生负面影响。
The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled the development of smartphone applications to assist disease management. Many "corona apps" require widespread adoption to be effective, which has sparked public debates about the privacy, security, and societal implications of government-backed health applications. We conducted a representative online study in Germany (n = 1,003), the US (n = 1,003), and China (n = 1,019) to investigate user acceptance of corona apps, using a vignette design based on the contextual integrity framework. We explored apps for contact tracing, symptom checks, quarantine enforcement, health certificates, and mere information. Our results provide insights into data processing practices that foster adoption and reveal significant differences between countries, with user acceptance being highest in China and lowest in the US. Chinese participants prefer the collection of personalized data, while German and US participants favor anonymity. Across countries, contact tracing is viewed more positively than quarantine enforcement, and technical malfunctions negatively impact user acceptance.
