Tag Archives: Privacy
The privacy paradox on social network sites revisited: The role of individual characteristics and group norms
Users of social network sites (SNS) often state that they are concerned about their privacy, yet they often disclose detailed personal information on their profiles. This paper assessed the privacy settings of users of two large European SNS. More importantly, it also examined which factors predict the choice of specific privacy settings. The main focus [...]
The 2009 Safer Internet Work Programme
The European Commission represents the general interest of the EU and is the driving force in proposing legislation (to Parliament and the Council), administering and implementing EU policies, enforcing EU law (jointly with the Court of Justice) and negotiating in the international arena.
The 2009 Safer Internet Work Programme sets out the priorities for activities to [...]
The 2011 Safer Internet Work Programme
The European Commission represents the general interest of the EU and is the driving force in proposing legislation (to Parliament and the Council), administering and implementing EU policies, enforcing EU law (jointly with the Court of Justice) and negotiating in the international arena.
The 2011 Safer Internet Work Programme sets out the priorities for activities to [...]
The 2010 Safer Internet Work Programme
The European Commission represents the general interest of the EU and is the driving force in proposing legislation (to Parliament and the Council), administering and implementing EU policies, enforcing EU law (jointly with the Court of Justice) and negotiating in the international arena.
The 2010 Safer Internet Work Programme sets out the priorities for activities to [...]
Do Smart Phones = Smart Kids? The Impact of the Mobile Explosion on America’s Kids, Families, and Schools
Common Sense Media is dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in a world of media and technology.
The Common Sense Media White Paper Do Smart Phones = Smart Kids? explores the impact mobile technology is having on America’s kids, families, [...]
CyberCivics Blog
Upon completing the first-ever M.A. program in Media Psychology and Social Change, a pioneering field that focuses on how human behavior is affected by the media and how to use it to influence social change, Diana Graber and Cynthia Lieberman felt compelled to apply their state-of-the-art education and 40+ years of combined entertainment/media experience to [...]
A Beginner’s Guide to Going Online
The LAMP is a non-profit organization creating a grassroots movement to reform and improve media. This is achieved through free media literacy workshops and public events for youth, parents and educators.
All of us here at the LAMP know that it is easy to get confused by all the information out there about media–what it can [...]
Surf the Net – Think Privacy!
[ November 17, 2008 12:00 am to January 20, 2009 12:00 am. ] To celebrate Data Protection Day on 28 January 2009, European Schoolnet invites you to take part in the “Surf the net – think Privacy” competition – a video competition that invites young people from 15 to 19 years old to express their views and concerns about online privacy. Most of us often upload information online [...]
Media Lives Research Overview 2005-2010
Ofcom is the communications regulator. We regulate the TV and radio sectors, fixed line telecoms and mobiles, plus the airwaves over which wireless devices operate. We make sure that people in the UK get the best from their communications services and are protected from scams and sharp practices, while ensuring that competition can thrive.
The Media [...]
