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INFORMATION DISCLOSURE AND ONLINE PRIVACY CONCERNS AMONGST FACEBOOK USERS
59 ABSTRACT
The progressive development of social networking sites, specifically Facebook has created concerns in terms of the volume and type of information disclosed. This study investigated the information disclosure shared and online privacy concerns amongst users on Facebook. The results of the study provide insight into the information disclosed on Facebook amongst undergraduate students at the University of Pretoria. It further indicates the level of concern amongst these users with regards to their online privacy. The study further investigated the differences between genders with regards to these constructs. The results might provide marketers and organisations with insight into young consumers' information disclosure and online privacy concerns which might be useful in communicating with these particular target audiences.
KEYWORDS Information disclosure, Online privacy concerns, Gender, Facebook
Dr G van Heerden (gene.vanheerden@up.ac.za) UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA
Ms S Martin UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA Mr A Szpytko UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA
SAIMS 2013 CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS Southern Africa Institute for Management Scientists 1091