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Determinants of the Intention to Protect Personal Information among Facebook Users

  • Chon, Bum Soo (Department of Journalism & Communication, Hanyang University) ;
  • Lee, Jeong-Ki (Center for Teaching & Learning, Hanyang University) ;
  • Jeong, HyeonJu (Department of Advertising and Public Relations, Catholic Kwandong University) ;
  • Park, Jowon (Department of Journalism & Communication, Hanyang University) ;
  • Park, Jonghwa (School of Management Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)
  • Received : 2017.04.02
  • Accepted : 2017.10.30
  • Published : 2018.02.01
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Abstract

This study aimed to examine predictors of the intention to protect personal information on Facebook. We conducted an online survey of 679 Facebook users in the Republic of Korea. The findings of this study showed that usefulness and ease of use had significant effects on attitudes toward protection behavior. The results also revealed that risk factors (privacy risk severity and vulnerability) had significant effects on protective behaviors. Based on our findings, we discussed the information protection of privacy on Facebook.

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