Author(s)
Robert W. Hahn and Anne Layne-Farrar
Source
Connecticut Law Review, Vol. 35, No. 1, Fall 2002
Summary
This paper asks if concerns about privacy are holding back e-commerce.
Policy Relevance
The evidence does not show a need for more e-commerce regulation, which could hinder growth.
Main Points
- Concerns about privacy and security are not a significant deterrent to e-commerce.
- Supporters of more regulation often base their arguments on surveys which are speculative or which use data selectively.
- Concerns about online privacy and offline privacy seem to be about the same.
- E-commerce is growing rapidly, in a pattern typical of new technologies.
