Michael, I appreciate your links and associated comments. I don't have the background in this area so this is really useful to my current work. Will read them more closely and think further about it. Monica 2009/4/9 Michael Zimmer <zimmerm@uwm.edu>
Re: taking "seemingly private Facebook chatter" "out of context", see thoughts by me and others:
Facebook Changes Cause Rift in Flow of Personal Information (Michael Zimmer) < http://michaelzimmer.org/2006/09/06/facebook-changes-cause-rift-in-flow-of-p...
More on Facebook and the Contextual Integrity of Personal Information Flows (Michael Zimmer) < http://michaelzimmer.org/2006/09/08/more-on-facebook-and-the-contextual-inte...
Putting Privacy Settings in the Context of Use (in Facebook and elsewhere) (danah boyd) <http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2008/10/22/putting_privacy.html
How Facebook Broke its Culture (Fred Stutzman) <http://chimprawk.blogspot.com/2006/09/how-facebook-broke-its-culture.html
Facebook, Context, and Privacy (William McGeveran) <http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2007/09/17/facebook-context/>
and, finally,
Yes, Privacy Does Still Exist in a Facebook World (Michael Zimmer) < http://michaelzimmer.org/2009/03/08/yes-privacy-does-still-exist-in-a-facebo...
Are there other good approaches to privacy on Facebook in a contextual frame that I'm missing? -michael.
-- Michael Zimmer, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies Associate, Center for Information Policy Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee e: zimmerm@uwm.edu w: www.michaelzimmer.org
On Apr 8, 2009, at 5:40 PM, Monica Barratt wrote:
Yes, reading this article certainly brought me back to thinking about the
blurry public/private line. I agree that it is mistaken to see this as completely new, rather, it is another way of doing something that has been a threat to employees (and employers in some cases) throughout history, just using different techniques and technology.
This comment struck me: "Our recent story about companies sacking employees over seemingly private Facebook chatter has provoked several new examples from readers who claim their employers took their Facebook postings *out of context* and used them as an excuse to show them the door."
It does seem to be the case that, regardless of the "trust no-one" reality, people feel unfairly treated by these situations where their words are "taken out of context" - from what felt like a private context into a professional context.
Rhiannon, your story about the email has probably happened to so many of us (I can think of a few times emails of mine ended up being read by eyes I had never bargained for). Even though I know all this intellectually, I still get the sense that - generally - my online conversations are just going to be read by those I expect to read them. I find it hard to always apply the rule (act like the whole world will read this!) to everything I say. Well, I have to think about it - it doesn't come naturally to me, let's put it that way.
I'm currently writing up my research with drug users who read and/or participate in online discussions about drugs in public online forums. I asked them to reflect on their concerns about privacy, if they had any, anything they did to mitigate risks. So far I've found a wide range of attitudes and actions taken.. with the younger people and those with less online experience being a lot less concerned.
Monica
2009/4/9 Ben Light <B.Light@salford.ac.uk>
Thanks for the link Monica and the discussion. I've just finished a
session with a PhD student I am working with who's just about to jump into the field and follow the development and implementation of social media at a network solutions company - her focus is on the possible implications for 'home' and 'work' life.
Of course we found ourselves talking about the telework research of the 80s, but also the pre-industrial revolution cottage industries of the UK! I'm sure we could go back further :O)
Ben.
Ben Light Professor of Digital Media Director IS, Organisations and Society Research Centre Acting Associate Head of School - Research School of Media, Music and Performance The University of Salford Adelphi House Salford M3 6EN
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