An Onto-Epistemological Analysis of Information Privacy Research
运用海德格尔的本体论与认识论框架，反思信息隐私研究的基础假设，提出三个整合性建议，以开辟新研究方向并促进更有效的隐私保护措施设计。
Privacy is one of the most pressing concerns in the continuously evolving landscape of information technology. Despite decades of vigorous and multifaceted exploration in the interdisciplinary field of information privacy, a consensual or unifying theory remains elusive. Moreover, the complexities of issues surrounding privacy are frequently labeled as “too big to understand” in the public press. At this critical juncture, it is beneficial to delve deeper into the foundational assumptions that privacy scholars have about privacy phenomena. In this commentary, we offer a fresh perspective by drawing on Dreyfus’ influential exegesis of the Heideggerian onto-epistemological framework to reflect on these assumptions. The perspective we offer yields three integrative recommendations for future privacy research to open to new research directions. We illustrate how these new directions could not only grow future privacy research but also facilitate the design of more effective privacy-protection measures in practice.