Group 1: Privacy threats
From INLS 490
[edit] Privacy Threats
- 5 arguments supporting the controversy
- Easier to have context collapse in OSN, amplifies effect
- Opportunity for loss of control over information
- Since OSN's are private companies, there is very little legal recourse
- Due to the persistence of the internet, privacy threats are changed - information can come back infinitely (Nissenbaum's Contextual Integrity)
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- 5 arguments refuting the controversy
- No privacy in real life, ongoing surveillance, etc
- Most of the information shared in this network is personal, but how consequential?
- Most of the sites have privacy controls
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- A research question and a brief outline of how you might study the controversy
- RQ: What is the point where the burden of privacy controls damages the network and makes it difficult for actual socialization.
- Potential study: Testing a site, evaluating privacy action, and following up with users.