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Traversing Privacy Issues On Social Networking Sites Among Kuwaiti Females, Shahad Shihab
Traversing Privacy Issues On Social Networking Sites Among Kuwaiti Females, Shahad Shihab
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This qualitative descriptive study explores privacy issues on social networking sites among young Kuwaiti females and their behavior when protecting their information. In this study, two of the most prominent social networking sites in Kuwait were selected to investigate Kuwaiti females’ privacy concerns. These platforms are Instagram and Twitter. The research was guided by two questions: What information do Kuwaiti females disclose on Instagram and Twitter? How do Instagram and Twitter differ in managing privacy?
Participants of this research are 15 young Kuwait females studying at Kuwait university in different educational fields. The data collection method used was semi-structured, face-to-face …