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    Psychol Rep. 2012 Aug;111(1):289-92.

    Fictional privacy among Facebook users.

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    Communication Department, McDaniel College, Westminster, MD 21157, USA. rlemieux@mcdaniel.edu

    Abstract

    The current study involved the creation of a fictional Facebook account with limited information and was designed to assess whether participants would accept the friendship of an ambiguous, unknown person. Results indicated that 325 Facebook members (72% of the sample) willingly accepted the friendship of the unknown individual. Results are discussed in relation to privacy concerns, norms of reciprocity, and allowing access to potentially embarrassing information and/or pictures.

    PMID:
    23045871
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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