Open AccessPrivacy and Social Networking Technology
Author(s) -
Richard A. Spinello
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international review of information ethics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2563-5638
DOI - 10.29173/irie201
Subject(s) - safeguarding , internet privacy , architecture , personally identifiable information , balance (ability) , information privacy , privacy policy , business , computer security , social network (sociolinguistics) , computer science , world wide web , social media , psychology , medicine , art , nursing , neuroscience , visual arts
This paper reviews Facebook’s controversial privacy policies as a basis for considering how social network sites can better protect the personal information of their users. We argue that Facebook’s architecture leaves its users too exposed, especially to online surveillance. This architecture must be modified and Facebook must be more proactive in safeguarding the rights of their customers as it seeks to find the proper balance between user privacy and its commercial interests.