Author: Elaine Tse
Abstract:
Online privacy is a big issue yet privacy policies are often disregarded. In this information age, privacy should be a major concern as the world is more connected than ever through social networking sites such as Facebook. Yet privacy policies are not always read and advice relating to online privacy is not always followed. The line between private and public sphere has become so blurred that people may not be aware what they publish for a specific group does not mean it may not be accessible by people outside that group or that what they have posted and then deleted may still be accessible. Some people are conscious of what they publish in the online world, but there are many that either do not care or are not aware of possibilities of what and how their information can be used. This paper examines how the presence of a privacy policy is enough for someone to trust a social networking site. In addition, this paper also looks who is more likely to read a privacy policy. Finally this paper will look at some examples of how the information provided on Facebook can cause undesired consequences. This paper uses previous studies as well articles from IT journals as part of the research method. This paper hopes to provide more insight into the relationship of social networking sites, online privacy and the privacy policy.
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