Privacy disclosure in Chinese social networking sites:An investigation of Renren users | |
ZHU Chenju ; HUANG Qi ; ZHU Qinghua | |
刊名 | Chinese Journal of Library and Information Science
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2014-06-25 | |
卷号 | 7期号:2页码:31-42 |
关键词 | Social networking site (SNS) Personal information Privacy disclosure Web 2.0 |
ISSN号 | 1674-3393 |
通讯作者 | HUANG Qi (E-mail: huangq@nju.edu.cn) |
中文摘要 |
Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the current situation of privacy disclosure in the Chinese social networking sites. Design/methodology/approach: Data analysis was based on profiles of 240 college students on Renren.com, a popular college-oriented social networking site in China. Users' privacy disclosure behaviors were studied and gender difference was analyzed particularly. Correlation analysis was conducted to examine the relationships among evaluation indicators involving user name, image, page visibility, message board visibility, completeness of education information and provision of personal information. Findings: A large amount of personal information was disclosed via social networking sites in China. Greater percentage of male users than female users disclosed their personal information. Furthermore, significantly positive relationships were found among page visibility, message board visibility, completeness of education information and provision of personal information. Research limitations: Subjects were collected from only one social networking website. Meanwhile, our survey involves subjective judgments of user name reliability, category of profile images and completeness of information. Practical implications: This study will be of benefit for college administrators, teachers and librarians to design courses for college students on how to use social networking sites safely. Originality/value: This empirical study is one of the first studies to reveal the current situation of privacy disclosure in the Chinese social networking sites and will help the research community gain a deeper understanding of privacy disclosure in the Chinese social networking sites. |
英文摘要 |
Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the current situation of privacy disclosure in the Chinese social networking sites. Design/methodology/approach: Data analysis was based on profiles of 240 college students on Renren.com, a popular college-oriented social networking site in China. Users' privacy disclosure behaviors were studied and gender difference was analyzed particularly. Correlation analysis was conducted to examine the relationships among evaluation indicators involving user name, image, page visibility, message board visibility, completeness of education information and provision of personal information. Findings: A large amount of personal information was disclosed via social networking sites in China. Greater percentage of male users than female users disclosed their personal information. Furthermore, significantly positive relationships were found among page visibility, message board visibility, completeness of education information and provision of personal information. Research limitations: Subjects were collected from only one social networking website. Meanwhile, our survey involves subjective judgments of user name reliability, category of profile images and completeness of information. Practical implications: This study will be of benefit for college administrators, teachers and librarians to design courses for college students on how to use social networking sites safely. Originality/value: This empirical study is one of the first studies to reveal the current situation of privacy disclosure in the Chinese social networking sites and will help the research community gain a deeper understanding of privacy disclosure in the Chinese social networking sites. |
学科主题 | 编辑出版 |
资助信息 | This work is supported by the National Social Science Foundation of China (Grant No.: 10ATQ004). |
原文出处 | http://www.chinalibraries.net |
公开日期 | 2014-08-12 |
内容类型 | 期刊论文 |
源URL | [http://ir.las.ac.cn/handle/12502/7211] ![]() |
专题 | 文献情报中心_Journal of Data and Information Science_Chinese Journal of Library and Information Science-2014 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | ZHU Chenju,HUANG Qi,ZHU Qinghua. Privacy disclosure in Chinese social networking sites:An investigation of Renren users[J]. Chinese Journal of Library and Information Science,2014,7(2):31-42. |
APA | ZHU Chenju,HUANG Qi,&ZHU Qinghua.(2014).Privacy disclosure in Chinese social networking sites:An investigation of Renren users.Chinese Journal of Library and Information Science,7(2),31-42. |
MLA | ZHU Chenju,et al."Privacy disclosure in Chinese social networking sites:An investigation of Renren users".Chinese Journal of Library and Information Science 7.2(2014):31-42. |
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