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How privacy concerns impact Swedish citizens' willingness to report crimes: A quantitative mobile phone survey
University of Skövde, School of Informatics.
2022 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

In today's information technology-driven world, most criminal acts leave digital evidence. In such cases, cooperation from victims through the handover of digital devices such as the mobile phone isa success factor that enables evidence-seeking through digital forensics. Unfortunately, forensic examination of the victims' devices becomes a potential additional negative consequence for the victim who experiences an invasion of privacy. The privacy invasion can make victims of crime less cooperative and willing to report crimes, leading to a reduced number of criminals held accountable for their actions. To address this problem, 400 Swedish adults were surveyed to identify their hypothetical willingness to report certain crimes. The survey examined the impact a mobile phone handover made on the willingness to report a crime. The findings demonstrated significantly lower willingness to report a crime when a mobile phone was necessary as evidence. However, the data could not support privacy as a common tendency cause. The presented results can be used as a reference for further research on attitudes and behaviours regarding the subject.

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2022. , p. 27
Keywords [en]
Crime, Digital forensics, Privacy, Mobile phone
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Computer and Information Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-21426OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-21426DiVA, id: diva2:1677259
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Informationsteknologi
Educational program
Privacy, Information and Cyber Security - Master's Programme 120 ECTS
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Available from: 2022-06-27 Created: 2022-06-27 Last updated: 2022-06-27Bibliographically approved

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