Author: Mary Hodder

  • Customer Commons Research: 92% of People Engage in Some Strategy to Hide Personal Data

    We launched our first research paper today:  Lying and Hiding in the Name of Privacy (PDF here) by Mary Hodder and Elizabeth Churchill. Our data supporting the paper is here:  Addendum Q&A and shortly we’ll upload a .xls of the data for those who want to do a deep dive into the results. We all know that…

  • ADDENDUM: Questions and Answers to our survey paper: Lying and Hiding in the Name of Privacy

    These survey questions and answers were the basis for our paper:  Lying and Hiding in the Name of Privacy or download the PDF here — the PDF has the full Q&A. We’ll also post shortly the original .xls file if you are interested in looking at the raw data. This data and survey is licensed under Creative Commons by-nc-nd…

  • Lying and Hiding in the Name of Privacy

    Authors: Mary Hodder and Elizabeth Churchill Creative Commons licenced: by-nc-nd ©Customer Commons, 2013 Contact: Mary Hodder, hodder@gmail.com Abstract A large percentage of individuals employ artful dodges to avoid giving out requested personal information online when they believe at least some of that information is not required. These dodges include hiding personal details, intentionally submitting incorrect…

  • Join Customer Commons at our Salon on Personal Data and Identity — Ignite Style

    Please come to the Customer Commons Salon, Monday, October 22  6-9pm !! WHERE:   Singularity U at Moffett Field / NASA in Mountain View WHAT:   Ignite sessions from 7-8pm on Personal Data and Identity projects AGENDA:  Dinner: 6-7pm 7-8pm: Ignite talks including: Doc Searls on VRM, Jennifer Cobb on Customer Commons, Ben Adida on…

  • Customer Commons Salon on Monday

    After the VRM day in San Jose on Monday (April 30, 2012), Customer Commons will host a Salon in Mountain View (near Castro and El Camino, near the Computer History Museum and IIW starting the next day and near where many are staying for that event). Time:   7:30-10pm Date:   April 30, 2012 Location:  600 Fairmont…