Online Privacy Management as Perceived and Practiced in Facebook by the Selected Adolescents in Quezon City

Abstract

According to O’Keeffe and Clarke-Pearson (2011), “using social media is among the most common activities of adolescents today.” It has become the space for connecting with family and friends, expressing oneself, getting news and information, and even buying products from the online community. In the Philippines, Facebook is the most used social media platform (Digital 2020: The Philippines – DataReportal – Global Digital Insights., 2020). With the growth of online learning in the country, adolescents spend more time online. Facebook is even being used to communicate with teachers and classmates. However, Facebook use is associated with a variety of online privacy risks.

Hence, what do the adolescents perceive as online privacy risks associated with Facebook use? What is the level of online privacy management, as perceived and practiced by adolescents? How do adolescents reveal and conceal private information on Facebook? How much private information do they disclose on Facebook? To whom do they share their private information? Does the age of adolescents have a relationship with their privacy risk perception and how they manage their online privacy?

The study wants to determine the adolescents’ online privacy risks and management perception and practices in Facebook.