Transatlantic Privacy Perceptions (TAPP), Wave 1 (Fall 2022)

The Transatlantic Privacy Perceptions (TAPP) Panel, is an interdisciplinary research project conducted at the Universities of Maryland (UMD) and Munich (LMU). The study aims to explore the attitudes, expectations and concerns of stakeholders on digital privacy issues through an elite survey of influential experts in privacy from countries with different approaches to privacy regulation and from different sectors within and across these countries. The study aims to shed light on how current and future privacy concerns are perceived and how they can best be addressed. During the survey period from September 13, 2022 to November 13, 2022, privacy experts who deal with privacy in the United States and/or Europe were interviewed in online interviews (CAWI). Respondents were selected through a deliberate selection process based on their visibility, recognizability and influence in the field. The survey covers both a temporal (present - future) and a topical dimension, including aspects of privacy policy (privacy laws and regulations) as well as organizations’ privacy practices.<br>Ranking of priorities for protecting people’s digital privacy (giving individuals control over their data, enforcing rules about the circumstances under which particular kinds of data can be processed, providing restitution for harms individuals suffer if their privacy is violated, developing technical solutions to ensure individuals cannot be identified, adapting privacy laws to respond to current technological developments); evaluation of digital privacy laws´ specifications in the U.S./ the EU/ the country; evaluation of digital privacy laws´ scope; evaluation of digital privacy laws´ enforcement; rating of different firm’s and organizations’ performance in protecting digital privacy (Apple, Google, Meta (including Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, Oculus), Amazon (including Echo/Alexa), Microsoft, Visa, Mastercard, country’s statistical agency, tax agency, social insurance authority); overall assessment of current digital privacy policies and organizational practices in the U.S./ the EU/ the country; optimism or pessimism on development of digital privacy policies and organizational practices; region of expertise (United States, Europa, other); country in particular if region is Europe; sector for privacy work (academia, government, journalism, law, non-profit/NGO/ Think Tank, private sector (Tech industry), private sector (non-Tech industry); privacy work is related to paid employment, reasons why privacy is important (for fundamental rights and freedom, for personal autonomy and control, for data privacy and protection, for societal impact of privacy and trust).

Additionally coded: Respondent ID, response ID, response status; wave; willingness to participate in future waves of the TAPP Panel.