Lower Cynicism, Not Higher Literacy, Promotes Protective Behavior: Exploring the “privacy exception” in the Digital Inequality Framework

Chiara Respi, Marco Gui, Gaetano Scaduto, Miriam Serini, Dario Pizzul, Tiziano Gerosa, Christoph Lutz, University of Milano-Bicocca, University of Pavia, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, BI Norwegian Business School

Social Science Computer Review

Published online on May 09, 2025

Abstract

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Prior research on digital inequality has highlighted the role of sociocultural resources in shaping Internet beneficial use patterns by positively impacting on online literacy. Research on privacy protection online has—at the same time—shown the emergence ...