[297351] Artigo – CBM – Congresso Brasileiro de Metrologia

Resumo: As Industry 4.0 comes into reality, Metrology must evolve with it. The digital transformation in Metrology implies data transport instead of measuring instrument transport. Hence, massive amounts of data will be exchanged between calibration laboratories and client facilities, where the measuring devices are placed. Since sharing data poses risks, controls are necessary to protect information assets. Nevertheless, the human element is often the weakest link in the Information Security chain and deserves attention. This study evaluates the attitude toward privacy of Brazilian internet users with a focus on the Metrology community by surveying 324 respondents to assess their attitudes, worries, and perception of privacy, the use of privacy tools, and the susceptibility to providing data through a simple social experiment. Data analyses consisted of descriptive statistics and hypotheses testing. Results do not indicate differences between the Metrology and the general public groups. Users are aware of online threats, but this awareness needs to translate into actions to increase privacy. Such actions, in turn, depend on user training. This paper points out the privacy tools less used – whose adoption should be encouraged – and brings recommendations for the digital transformation in Metrology to take place in compliance with basic data protection requirements.