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Internet and Surveillance
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Internet and Surveillance

by Christian Fuchs, Kees Boersma, Anders Albrechtslund, Marisol Sandoval
June 2013
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
332 pages
11h 58m
English
Routledge
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13   Privacy, Surveillance, and Self-Disclosure in the Social Web

Exploring the User’s Perspective via Focus Groups

Monika Taddicken

13.1. INTRODUCTION

It has become common practice today to use the Internet, not only for retrieving information, but also for providing information. Internet users have developed new ways to utilize the Internet. The social web—that is, web applications such as social networking sites, blogs, and wikis—offers opportunities for participation and collaboration, but requires the user’s willingness to reveal private information.

On one hand, the manifold possibilities of the Internet can enhance life in many ways. On the other hand, those very possibilities raise new concerns. The heightened disclosure of personal information ...

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ISBN: 9780415891608