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Title:
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ONLINE INFORMATION DISCLOSURE IN SOCIAL NETWORKING: THE CASE OF FACEBOOK |
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Author(s):
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Sevim Oztimurlenk |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8704-03-0 |
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Editors:
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Piet Kommers and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2014 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Facebook, social networking sites, privacy, information disclosure, identity theft |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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69 |
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Last Page:
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76 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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The advent of social networking sites presents further opportunities for criminals to obtain information for use in identity theft, cyber-stalking, and worse activities. Moreover, people lose their jobs or cannot get hired because of the information they share on social networking sites, particularly on Facebook. This paper presents research investigating what kind of information Facebook users share (or not) and whether there is a relationship between some demographic factors and the type and amount of information shared on Facebook. Content Analysis was used as a method using open coding and coding with schema. A sample of 200 accessible Facebook profiles was examined to investigate established research questions. The findings show that there is too much personal information publicly available and there is a relationship between some demographic factors such as age and gender and the type and amount of information shared. |
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