Privacy Compliance in Small-sized Enterprises
The study of data protection, especially in light of recent privacy regulations, often focuses on large-sized organizations that process immense amounts of personal data on a regular basis. Although these enterprises present a logical first step for investigating the status quo of privacy compliance practices, the realm of medium-, small-, and micro-sized businesses has largely been ignored in recent literature. In particular, the main drivers and hindrances remain undiscovered, making it unclear how and to what extent privacy is a core value in smaller organizations. In this work, we aim to address this gap by focusing only on small-sized e-commerce organizations, looking to uncover their perspectives on privacy compliance. Starting with a literature review to establish a foundation, we then interview eight members of small-sized e-commerce businesses. We shed light on the unique perspectives offered by our interviewees, taking the form of challenges and disincentives, as well as success factors.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Address | Montréal, Canada |
| Authors | Alexandra Klymenko , Stephen Meisenbacher |
| Citation | Klymenko, A.; Meisenbacher, S.; Jahr, M.; Matthes, F.: Privacy Compliance in Small-sized Enterprises: An Investigation in the German E-commerce Sector (2025). AMCIS 2025 Proceedings. 5. |
| Key | Kl25c |
| Research project | Learn, Apply, Comply - Development of Continuing Education Materials on Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (LACE) |
| Title | Privacy Compliance in Small-sized Enterprises: An Investigation in the German E-commerce Sector |
| Type of publication | Conference |
| Year | 2025 |
| Team members | Alexandra Klymenko , Stephen Meisenbacher |
| Publication URL | https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2025/sig_sec/sig_sec/5/ |
| Project | Learn, Apply, Comply - Development of Continuing Education Materials on Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (LACE) |
| Acronym | AMCIS |