Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society: Volume 15 Issue 3

Guest editorial

Simon Rogerson

Following Snowden: a cross-cultural study on the social impact of Snowden’s revelations

Kiyoshi Murata, Andrew A. Adams, Ana María Lara Palma

This paper aims to introduce a cross-cultural study of the views and implications of Snowden’s revelations about NSA/GCHQ surveillance practices, undertaken through surveys…

Few youngsters would follow Snowden’s lead in Japan

Kiyoshi Murata, Yasunori Fukuta, Yohko Orito, Andrew A. Adams

This paper aims to deal with the attitudes towards and social impact of Edward Snowden’s revelations in Japan, taking the Japanese socio-cultural and political environment…

How Snowden’s revelations have influenced youngsters’ attitude and behaviour in the PRC and Taiwan

Kiyoshi Murata, Yasunori Fukuta, Andrew A. Adams, Dang Ronghua

This study aims to investigate how Snowden’s revelations are viewed by young people in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Taiwan through questionnaire surveys of and…

Following Snowden, German uncertainty about monitoring

Andrew A. Adams, Sarah Hosell, Kiyoshi Murata

As part of an international study of knowledge of and attitudes to Snowden’s revelations about the activities of the National Security Agency/Government Communications…

Snowden’s revelations and the attitudes of students at Swedish universities

Iordanis Kavathatzopoulos, Ryoko Asai, Andrew A. Adams, Kiyoshi Murata

This study aims to map Swedish students’ attitudes towards Snowden’s revelations and their effects in the political and socio-cultural environment of Sweden.

Surveillance following Snowden: a major challenge in Spain

Andrew A. Adams, Mario Arias-Oliva, Ana María Lara Palma, Kiyoshi Murata

This study aims to analyse the impacts of Edward Snowden’s revelations in Spain focusing on issues of privacy and state surveillance. This research takes into consideration the…

The social impact of Snowden’s revelations on Mexican youngsters

Andrew A. Adams, Juan Carlos Yáñez-Luna, Pedro I. González Ramírez, Mario Arias-Oliva, Kiyoshi Murata

As part of an international study of knowledge of and attitudes to Snowden’s revelations about the activities of the National Security Agency/Government Communications…

Ripples down under: New Zealand youngsters’ attitudes and conduct following Snowden

Gehan Gunasekara, Andrew A. Adams, Kiyoshi Murata

This study aims to test the attitudes towards and social consequences of Edward Snowden’s revelations in New Zealand, taking into account New Zealand’s socio-cultural and…

Following Snowden around the World: International comparison of attitudes to Snowden’s revelations about the NSA/GCHQ

Andrew A. Adams, Kiyoshi Murata, Yasunori Fukuta, Yohko Orito, Ana María Lara Palma

A survey of the attitudes of students in eight countries towards the revelations of mass surveillance by the US’ NSA and the UK’s GCHQ has been described in an introductory paper…

After Snowden – the evolving landscape of privacy and technology

Robin Wilton

This paper aims to provide a non-academic perspective on the research reports of the JICES “Post-Snowden” special edition, from the viewpoint of a privacy advocate with an IT…

Following Snowden: an international survey

Andrew A. Adams, Kiyoshi Murata, Ana María Lara Palma

This paper aims to present the baseline English survey used in the other papers in this special issue.