The taste for privacy: An analysis of college student privacy settings in an online social network

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 79-100

  Lewis, Kevin ^a,b   Kaufman, Jason ^a,b   Christakis, Nicholas ^a,c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 1484 William James Hall   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

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EID: 56649104920     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2008.01432.x     Document Type: Article

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