Social network privacy and trust concerns

Abstract

Social Network Sites (SNS) developed to provide means of interaction and/or data sharing between multiple users. The study of online SNS privacy and trust management has few empirical studies and needs to be examined in greater depth. This pilot study evaluates the privacy aspects, trust concerns, and attitudes of young Kuwaiti social network users as well as assesses how these behaviors map against privacy vulnerabilities inherent to social networking applications. This study employed a survey with 222 participants, examining five areas: social network usage, literacy, youth social behavior, and both privacy and trust concerns.