Privacy Concerns in Social Network Sites

Abstract

In countries where English is not widely and socially used, prospective foreign language teachers cannot functionally use the language they are going to teach in their social environment. This makes social network sites (SNS) symbolically important. However, there are various reasons for these future teachers not fully participating in social networking. The main concern is about privacy. A study was conducted to examine this aspect. One hundred fourteen prospective teachers of English responded to questionnaire about their opinions on privacy issues. Results suggested that gender was a significant factor. Similarly, other factors include: place of residence and the information presented in their SNS pages.