Extent of private information disclosure on online social networks: An exploration of Facebook mobile phone users

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2722-2729

  Kisekka, Victoria ^a   Bagchi Sen, Sharmistha ^a   Raghav Rao, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Facebook; Information disclosure; Mobile phone users; Older adults; Online privacy; Online social networks

Indexed keywords

FACEBOOK; INFORMATION DISCLOSURE; MOBILE-PHONE USERS; OLDER ADULTS; ON-LINE SOCIAL NETWORKS; ONLINE PRIVACY;

CELLULAR TELEPHONES; LOGISTICS; ONLINE SYSTEMS;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84881484461     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.07.023     Document Type: Article

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