The Privacy Security Research Paper Series（隐私安全系列研究论文）.pdf

The Privacy Security Research Paper Series Social Media Surveillance Society issue #8 The Privacy Security - Research Paper Series Edited by Centre for Science, Society Citizenship Co-edited by University of Westminster – Communication and Media Research Institute ISSN 2279-7467 Social Media Surveillance Society Authors: Christian Fuchs. University of Westminster, United Kingdom. Daniel Trottier, University of Westminster, United Kingdom. Research Paper Number #8 Date of Publication: November 29, 2013 Acknowledgement: The research presented in this paper was conducted in the project “PACT – Public Perception of Security and Privacy: Assessing Knowledge, Collecting Evidence, Translating Research into Action”, funded by EU FP7 SECURITY, grant agreement no. 285635 This paper is an output of PACT’s Work Package 7 “Dissemination and Stakeholder Involvement” All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, or otherwise, without the prior permission in writing from the Centre for Science, Society and Citizenship. Download and print of the electronic edition for non commercial teaching or research use is permitted on fair use grounds. Each copy should include the notice of copyright. Source should be acknowledged. © 2013 PACT http://www. projectpact.eu The Privacy Security – Research Paper Series, Issue #8 1 Social Media Surveillance Society Abstract: “Social media” like Facebook, Twitter or YouTube have become tremendously popular in recent years. Their popularity provides new opportunities for data collection by state and private companies, which requires a critical an