Trust-Promoting Seals in Green Information Systems: The Case of Smart Meters and Privacy
Trust-Promoting Seals in Green Information Systems: The Case of Smart Meters and Privacy
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绿色信息系统中的信任促进印章：智能电表和隐私案例
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2016
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Kenan Degirmenci
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作者：
Kenan Degirmenci
绿色信息系统（IS）通常需要获取数据，以评估环境结果并改善可持续行为。因此，隐私问题可能成为利用绿色信息系统的障碍。我们探讨了智能电表的案例，它跟踪用户的个人能源使用数据并提供实时信息，从而使用户能够减少能源消耗。在这篇正在进行的研究论文中，我们报告了一个研究模型和实验设计的发展，以测试信任印章的影响，这有助于建立信任和减轻隐私问题。出于这个原因，我们参考了绿色能源和隐私印章，用于评估和认证公司的能源效率和隐私做法。我们进一步探索选择退出机制，这使消费者有可能选择退出智能电表数据收集，这也可以减少消费者对智能电表的隐私问题。
Green Information Systems (IS) often require to obtain data in order to assess environmental outcomes and improve sustainable behaviours. As a result, privacy concerns can act as a barrier to the utilization of Green IS. We explore the case of smart meters, which track users’ personal energy usage data and provide real-time information, thus allowing users to reduce energy consumption. In this research-in-progress paper, we report on the development of a research model and experimental design to test the impact of trust seals, which can help to build trust and alleviate privacy concerns. For this reason, we refer to green energy and privacy seals that assess and certify the energy efficiency and privacy practices of companies. We further explore opt-out mechanisms, which give consumers the possibility to opt out of smart meter data collection that can also lead to a reduction of consumers’ privacy concerns with smart meters.