LGBTQ Privacy Concerns on Social Media
It addresses privacy issues for the LGBTQ community, but is incremental as it builds on existing research about marginalized groups.
The study explored privacy practices and concerns of LGBTQ individuals on social media, finding they adapt by using different sites for varying needs due to incomplete openness across platforms.
We conducted semi-structured interviews with members of the LGBTQ community about their privacy practices and concerns on social networking sites. Participants used different social media sites for different needs and adapted to not being completely out on each site. We would value the opportunity to discuss the unique privacy and security needs of this population with workshop participants and learn more about the privacy needs of other marginalized user groups from researchers who have worked in those communities.