scholarly journals Job Applicants’ Information Privacy Protection Responses: Using Social Media for Candidate Screening

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 160-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Drake ◽  
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Dianne Hall ◽  
J. Bret Becton ◽  
Clay Posey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Privacy Protection ◽  
Information Privacy ◽  
Job Applicants

scholarly journals You're hired: examining acceptance of social media screening of job applicants

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anatoliy Gruzd ◽  
Jenna Jacobson ◽  
Elizabeth Dubois
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Information Privacy ◽  
Job Applicants ◽  
Comfort Level ◽  
Hiring Practices ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Prospective Employer ◽  
Types Of Information

The paper examines attitudes towards employers using social media to screen job applicants. In an online survey of 454 participants, we compare the comfort level with this practice in relation to different types of information that can be gathered from publicly accessible social media. The results revealed a nuanced nature of people’s information privacy expectations in the context of hiring practices. People’s perceptions of employers using social media to screen job applicants depends on (1) whether or not they are currently seeking employment (or plan to), (2) the type of information that is being accessed by a prospective employer (if there are on the job market), and (3) their cultural background, but not gender. The findings emphasize the need for employers and recruiters who are relying on social media to screen job applicants to be aware of the types of information that may be perceived to be more sensitive by applicants, such as social network-related information. Keywords : social media, information privacy, job screening, hiring practices

scholarly journals You're hired: examining acceptance of social media screening of job applicants

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anatoliy Gruzd ◽  
Jenna Jacobson ◽  
Elizabeth Dubois
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Information Privacy ◽  
Job Applicants ◽  
Comfort Level ◽  
Hiring Practices ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Prospective Employer ◽  
Types Of Information

The paper examines attitudes towards employers using social media to screen job applicants. In an online survey of 454 participants, we compare the comfort level with this practice in relation to different types of information that can be gathered from publicly accessible social media. The results revealed a nuanced nature of people’s information privacy expectations in the context of hiring practices. People’s perceptions of employers using social media to screen job applicants depends on (1) whether or not they are currently seeking employment (or plan to), (2) the type of information that is being accessed by a prospective employer (if there are on the job market), and (3) their cultural background, but not gender. The findings emphasize the need for employers and recruiters who are relying on social media to screen job applicants to be aware of the types of information that may be perceived to be more sensitive by applicants, such as social network-related information. Keywords : social media, information privacy, job screening, hiring practices

Legal Implications of “Sharenting”

Law and World ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-26
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Privacy Protection ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Internet Services ◽  
Legal Implications ◽  
Close Relatives ◽  
Visual Materials

Sharing child’s visual materials online for purely personal purposes by parents, family members or close relatives is a widespread practice, especially, where the availability of internet services is provided, which therefore, poses challenges to privacy protection of the child. Children, as one of the most vulnerable members of society, need special attention with regard of protection of fundamental rights, where privacy a crucial one. This article reviews the implications of child’s privacy on social media with the emphasis on sharing minor’s visual materials.

Privacy in Online Social Networks

2021 ◽  
pp. 2078-2109
Author(s):  
Ramanpreet Kaur ◽  
Tomaž Klobučar ◽  
Dušan Gabrijelčič
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Online Social Networks ◽  
Privacy Protection ◽  
Privacy Preservation ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Research Issues ◽  
Privacy Requirements ◽  
Privacy Threats

This chapter is concerned with the identification of the privacy threats to provide a feedback to the users so that they can make an informed decision based on their desired level of privacy. To achieve this goal, Solove's taxonomy of privacy violations is refined to incorporate the modern challenges to the privacy posed by the evolution of social networks. This work emphasizes on the fact that the privacy protection should be a joint effort of social network owners and users, and provides a classification of mitigation strategies according to the party responsible for taking these countermeasures. In addition, it highlights the key research issues to guide the research in the field of privacy preservation. This chapter can serve as a first step to comprehend the privacy requirements of online users and educate the users about their choices and actions in social media.

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