13 Privacy, Surveillance, and Self-Disclosure in the Social Web
Exploring the User’s Perspective via Focus Groups
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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