Prior Negative Experience, Online Privacy Concerns and Intent to Disclose Personal Information in Chinese Social Media

2015 ◽  
pp. 1053-1075
Author(s):  
Hongwei “Chris” Yang
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Online Privacy ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Sensitive Information ◽  
Negative Experience ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Privacy Concerns

A paper survey of 489 Chinese college students was conducted in spring, 2012 to test a conceptual model of online information disclosure in social media. It shows that young Chinese SNS users' prior negative experience of online disclosure significantly increased their online privacy concerns and their perceived risk. Their online privacy concerns undermined their trust of online companies, marketers and laws to protect privacy and elevated their perceived risk. Their trust strongly predicted their intent to disclose the lifestyle and sensitive information. Their online privacy concerns only inhibited them from disclosing sensitive information in social media. However, their prior negative experience did not directly predict their intent of self-disclosure on SNS. Implications for academia and industry are discussed.

Prior Negative Experience, Online Privacy Concerns and Intent to Disclose Personal Information in Chinese Social Media

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 23-44
Author(s):  
Hongwei “Chris” Yang
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Online Privacy ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Sensitive Information ◽  
Negative Experience ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Privacy Concerns

A paper survey of 489 Chinese college students was conducted in spring, 2012 to test a conceptual model of online information disclosure in social media. It shows that young Chinese SNS users' prior negative experience of online disclosure significantly increased their online privacy concerns and their perceived risk. Their online privacy concerns undermined their trust of online companies, marketers and laws to protect privacy and elevated their perceived risk. Their trust strongly predicted their intent to disclose the lifestyle and sensitive information. Their online privacy concerns only inhibited them from disclosing sensitive information in social media. However, their prior negative experience did not directly predict their intent of self-disclosure on SNS. Implications for academia and industry are discussed.

scholarly journals Transformative or Not? How Privacy Violation Experiences Influence Online Privacy Concerns and Online Information Disclosure

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philipp K Masur ◽  
Sabine Trepte
Keyword(s):  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Credit Card ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Online Privacy ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Case Scenario ◽  
Worst Case ◽  
Privacy Concerns ◽  
Privacy Violation

Abstract Previous research has shown that people seldom experience privacy violations while using the Internet, such as unwanted and unknown sharing of personal information, credit card fraud, or identity theft. With this study, we ask whether individuals’ online privacy concerns increase and online information disclosure decreases if they experience such a worst-case scenario. Using representative data from a five-wave panel study (n = 745), we found that people who generally experience more privacy violations also have stronger privacy concerns (between-person differences). However, people who experienced more privacy violations than usual in the last 6 months were only slightly more concerned afterward and did not change their disclosure behavior afterward (within-person effects). The need for privacy moderated these processes. We untangle under which circumstances such experiences may be transformative, and discuss practical and conceptual consequences of how experiences translate into concerns, but not necessarily behaviors.

Social media cultivating perceptions of privacy: A 5-year analysis of privacy attitudes and self-disclosure behaviors among Facebook users

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mina Tsay-Vogel ◽  
James Shanahan ◽  
Nancy Signorielli
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Privacy Concerns ◽  
Facebook Use ◽  
The Impact

In light of the omnipresence of personal information exchange in the virtual world, this study examines the effects of Facebook use on privacy perceptions and self-disclosure behaviors across a 5-year period from 2010 to 2015. Findings at the global level support the socializing role of Facebook in cultivating more relaxed privacy attitudes, subsequently increasing self-disclosure in both offline and online contexts. However, longitudinal trends indicate that while risk perceptions increased for heavy users, they remained stable for light users. Furthermore, the negative relationship between privacy concerns and self-disclosure weakened across time. Implications for the application of cultivation theory to a contemporary social media context and the year-to-year changes in the impact of Facebook use on privacy attitudes and self-disclosure are discussed.

scholarly journals Why concern regarding privacy differs: The influence of age and (non-)participation on Facebook

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wouter M. P. Steijn ◽  
Alexander P. Schouten ◽  
Anton H. Vedder
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young People ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Privacy Concerns ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
The Relationship

Young people have obtained a reputation for caring less about their privacy due to their self-revealing presence on social media. Although one might easily be inclined to think that young people do not care about their privacy, an explanation for this could be that young people simply have a different idea of what privacy entails. This study aims to investigate the underlying mechanisms that may explain differences in privacy concerns between younger and older people and between users and non-users of social network sites (SNSs). 1.008 users of SNS and 712 non-users participated in the study with a stratified distribution over adolescents, young adults, and adults. The results show that the difference in perceived risk-benefit balance partly mediates the relationship between use or non-use of SNSs and concern. SNS users are less concerned because they perceive more benefits relative to risks. Concern regarding privacy between young and old was mediated by their differences in privacy conceptions. Older individuals were more likely to associate situations related to personal information with privacy. In turn, these individuals reported more concern regarding their privacy.

scholarly journals Parents’ online self-disclosure and parental social media trusteeship

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (Media literacy) ◽  
pp. 97-115
Author(s):  
Thorsten Naab
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Online Privacy ◽  
Digital Identity ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Privacy Paradox ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Depth Interviews

Although parents consider online privacy important, they insouciantly include personal information about their children. Reviewing research on the privacy paradox and online self-disclosure, this article suggests the concept of media trusteeship as an additional theoretical perspective to understand how parents shape the digital identity of their children. The results of 46 in-depth interviews indicate that parents are largely unaware of the described role duality and are only partially able to foresee the consequences of their activities. The analysis identifies three distinct types of parental media trusteeship: While some parents shield their offspring from social media, others appear unable to respond adequately to the risks of social media activities or seem to ignore them completely. Finally, it became clear that the parents surveyed had no idea how to teach media literacy and guide their children to a safe and careful use of social media.

scholarly journals Instagram dan Self Disclosure dalam Perspektif Komunikasi Antarpribadi terhadap Siswa - Siswi SMA Santo Kristoforus II

Koneksi ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 328
Author(s):  
Jovita Clarissa ◽  
H.H. Daniel Tamburian
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Communication Theory ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
The Self ◽  
School Students ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Digital Era

Humans are social beings who need other individuals to group. In interacting with others, individuals will convey information and usually begin with an introduction relates to self disclosure, which is the type of individual communication disclosing information about himself is commonly concealed. Social media is a medium on the Internet that allows users to represent themselves, share, communicate with others and create virtual social ties. This research was intended to examine Instagram and Self Disclosure in an interpersonal communication perspective on the Santo Kristoforus II high school students to find out the activities of students on Instagram social media. Research based on Self-Disclosure theory, communication theory in the Digital Era, social media, and Instagram. Research uses a qualitative approach with case study methods. The results is that the self disclosure conducted by the informant is about daily activities, and the self disclosure is on Instagram involving several Self-Disclosure processes. In the process of Self-Disclosure, informants usually provide personal information such as feelings, thoughts and experiences, and they are also careful enough in uploading information to social mediaManusia disebut makhluk yang memerlukan seseorang untuk saling berhubungan timbal balik. Dalam berinteraksi dengan orang lain, individu akan menyampaikan berbagai informasi dan biasanya diawali dengan perkenalan mengenai dirinya, hal tersebut berkaitan dengan self disclosure, yakni jenis komunikasi individu mengungkapkan informasi tentang dirinya sendiri yang biasa disembunyikan. Media sosial saat ini digunakan penggunanya untuk berkomunikasi, membentuk relasi dengan orang lain secara virtual. Sehingga penelitian ini dimaksudkan untuk meneliti Instagram dan Self Disclosure dalam Perspektif Komunikasi Antarpribadi terhadap Siswa-Siswi SMA Santo Kristoforus II untuk mengetahui aktivitas siswa-siswi di media sosial Instagram. Penelitian berlandaskan teori Self-Disclosure, Teori Komunikasi di Era Digital, Media Sosial, dan Instagram. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode studi kasus. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pengungkapan diri yang dilakukan oleh informan berisi tentang aktivitas sehari-hari yang dilakukan, dan pengungkapan diri tersebut dilakukan dalam media sosial Instagram yang melibatkan beberapa proses pengungkapan diri. Dalam proses pengungkapan diri, informan biasanya memberikan informasi pribadi seperti perasaan, pikiran dan pengalaman. Dengan banyaknya informasi yang diberikan, tidak menutup kemungkinan mereka juga cukup berhati-hati dalam mengunggah informasi ke media sosial

scholarly journals Legal frameworks governing social data analytics and privacy concerns among social media users

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Youssef Ramzi Mansour
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Data Analytics ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Social Data ◽  
Privacy Concerns ◽  
New Era ◽  
Statistical Studies ◽  
Legal Frameworks ◽  
Support Decision Making

Big data is a relatively new concept that refers to the enormous amount of data generated in a new era where people are selling, buying, paying dues, managing their health and communicating over the internet. It becomes natural that generated data will be analyzed for the purposes of smart advertising and social statistical studies. Social data analytics is the concept of micro-studying users interactions through data obtained often from social networking services, the concept also known as “social mining” offers tremendous opportunities to support decision making through recommendation systems widely used by e-commerce mainly. With these new opportunities comes the problematic of social media users privacy concerns as protecting personal information over the internet has become a controversial issue among social network providers and users. In this study we identify and describe various privacy concerns and related platforms as well as the legal frameworks governing the protection of personal information in different jurisdictions. Furthermore we discuss the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica Ltd incident as an example.

scholarly journals A Study on Extent of Awareness Among College Students in Security and Privacy Issues in Social Media

2021 ◽  
pp. 676-682
Author(s):  
Dr. J. Padmavathi ◽  
Sirvi Ashok Kumar Mohanlal
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Sensitive Information ◽  
Social Media Networks ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Unrestricted Access ◽  
Privacy Issues

Today Social Media is an integral part of many people’s lives. Most of us are users of one or many of these such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn etc. Social media networks are the most common platform to communicate with our friends, family and share thoughts, photos, videos and lots of other information in the common area of interest. Privacy has become an important concern in social networking sites. Users are not aware of the privacy risks involved on social media sites and they share their sensitive information on social network sites. While these platforms are free and offer unrestricted access to their services, they puzzle the users with many issues such as privacy, security, data harvesting, content censorship, leaking personal information etc. This paper aims at analyzing, the major users of social media networks, namely, the college students. It was intended to assess the extent the consumers’ are aware of the risks of free usage and how to mitigate against these privacy issues.

scholarly journals Measuring individuals’ concerns over collective privacy on social networking sites

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Haiyan Jia ◽  
Heng Xu
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Private Information ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Information Access ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Privacy Concerns ◽  
Starting Point

With the rise of social networking sites (SNSs), individuals not only disclose personal information but also share private information concerning others online. While shared information is co-constructed by self and others, personal and collective privacy boundaries become blurred. Thus there is an increasing concern over information privacy beyond the individual perspective. However, limited research has empirically examined if individuals are concerned about privacy loss not only of their own but their social ties’; nor is there an established instrument for measuring the collective aspect of individuals’ privacy concerns. In order to address this gap in existing literature, we propose a conceptual framework of individuals’ collective privacy concerns in the context of SNSs. Drawing on the Communication Privacy Management (CPM) theory (Petronio, 2002), we suggest three dimensions of collective privacy concerns, namely, collective information access, control and diffusion. This is followed by the development and empirical validation of a preliminary scale of SNS collective privacy concerns (SNSCPC). Structural model analyses confirm the three-dimensional conceptualization of SNSCPC and reveal antecedents of SNS users’ concerns over violations of the collective privacy boundaries. This paper serves as a starting point for theorizing privacy as a collective notion and for understanding online information disclosure as a result of social interaction and group influence.

scholarly journals Privacy concerns and self-disclosure in private and public uses of social media

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anatoliy Gruzd ◽  
Ángel Hernández-García
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Information Privacy ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Privacy Concerns ◽  
Single View ◽  
Privacy Paradox ◽  
Social Threats

The study contributes to the ongoing debate about the ‘privacy paradox’ in the context of using social media. The presence of a privacy paradox is often declared if there is no relationship between users’ information privacy concerns and their online self-disclosure. However, prior research has produced conflicting results. The novel contribution of this study is that we consider public and private self-disclosure separately. The data came from a cross-national survey of 1,500 Canadians. For the purposes of the study, we only examined the subset of the 545 people who had at least one public account and one private account. Going beyond a single view of self-disclosure, we captured five dimensions of self-disclosure: Amount, Depth, Polarity, Accuracy, and Intent; and two aspects of privacy concerns : concerns about organizational and social threats. To examine the collected data, we used Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). Our research does not support the presence of a privacy paradox as we found a relationship between privacy concerns from organizational and social threats and most of the dimensions of self-disclosure (even if the relationship was weak). There was no difference between patterns of self-disclosure on private versus public accounts. Different privacy concerns may trigger different privacy protection responses and, thus, may interact with self-disclosure differently. Concerns about organizational threats increase awareness and accuracy while reducing amount and depth, while concerns about social threats reduce accuracy and awareness while increasing amount and depth. Keywords: social media, privacy paradox, private vs public, information privacy, self-disclosure

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