Exploring privacy management on facebook: Motivations and perceived consequences of voluntary disclosure

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 101-115

  Waters, Susan ^a   Ackerman, James ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ozarks Technical Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication privacy management theory; Disclosure; Facebook; Online privacy; Social networking sites

Indexed keywords

MOTIVATION; PLANNING; STUDENTS; SURVEYS;

COMMUNICATION PRIVACY; DISCLOSURE; FACEBOOK; ONLINE PRIVACY; SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 80054679270     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2011.01559.x     Document Type: Article

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