Understanding Privacy Settings in Facebook with an Audience View

Users of online social networking communities are disclosing large amounts of personal information, putting themselves at a variety of risks. Our ongoing research investigates mechanisms for socially appropriate privacy management in online social networking communities. As a first step, we are examining the role of interface usability in current privacy settings. In this paper we report on our first iterative prototype, where presenting an audienceoriented view of profile information significantly improved the understanding of privacy settings.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: NSDI
• Authors: Heather Richter Lipford, Andrew Besmer, Jason Watson
• Keywords: Computer Networks, NSDI 2008, Online Social Networking, Privacy Settings, Social Networking Communities