Open AccessFacebook’s Compatibility, Reasons for Disclosure, and Discussion of Social and Political Issues: The Case of University Students Using Facebook
Author(s) -
Shuaa Aljasir,
Ayman Bajnaid,
Tariq Elyas,
Mustafa Alnawasrah
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of management and strategy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1923-3973
pISSN - 1923-3965
DOI - 10.5430/jms.v8n5p1
Subject(s) - personally identifiable information , perception , politics , social media , cyberpsychology , internet privacy , psychology , public relations , self disclosure , qualitative research , social psychology , sociology , political science , world wide web , computer science , social science , neuroscience , law
This paper presents the results and discussion of qualitative interviews that were conducted with 20 of Saudi university students, including findings concerning their opinions about the compatibility of Facebook with Saudi culture. It also examines their reasoning and privacy concerns when disclosing personal information online, and reports their perceptions about discussing social and political issues on Facebook. Findings revealed that Saudi students disclosed much of their personal information. They disclosed more than half of their personally identifiable information, about three quarters of their sensitive personal information, and about half of their potentially stigmatising personal information.