This study is part of a larger effort to better understand online behaviour. We tested the effect on people's security behaviour of different ways of warning them about cybersecurity threats with an online experiment (n=5,065) in Germany, Sweden, Poland, the UK and Spain. Participants had to...

Increasing safety and security online can help boost the opportunities for people and businesses to trade, innovate and interact in digital markets. The level of online security is affected by technical factors, natural events and human behaviour. This study contributes to policy initiatives...

The application of behavioural insights in EU policy-making is on the rise. Often these insights are the result of specific studies conducted on behalf of the European Commission. In support of this trend, the Joint Research Centre has produced this guide - structured around seven points - to EU...

We conducted a laboratory experiment (n=602) to test the effect on behaviour of six different cookie banner messages. These messages were based on four behavioural insights: defaults, information deficit model, protection motivation theory (PMT) and social norms. A control condition presented...

The report seeks to bring behavioural research methods for privacy to the attention of EU policy-makers. It argues that changes in web interface design can be a useful policy alternative to the traditional 'privacy notice' approach. Specifically, it examines whether web interface design has...

The application of behavioural insights in EU policy-making is on the rise. Often these insights are the result of specific studies conducted on behalf of the European Commission. In support of this trend, the Joint Research Centre has produced this guide - structured around seven points - to EU...

This report presents the results of a study of the requirements for developing a Digital Competence Framework in the context of a digital marketplace in the EU. Consumer digital competence is defined as the competence consumers need to function actively, safely and assertively in the digital...

Deliverable 2 of the SEA-SoNS ("Assessing the Benefits of Social Networks on Organizations") project brings together results from different research activities, both qualitative and quantitative. Together, these results paint a picture of the benefits to organisations of social media, the...

Policy-making can greatly benefit from a better understanding of people's behaviour. Often the assumption has been that people are 'rational'. However, this assumption has been shown to be unrealistic, and perhaps explains the limited effectiveness of some policies in the past. Well-designed...