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Gender Differences in Student Attitude toward Privacy in Facebook

A 2014 journal article from the John M. Pfau Library at California State University San Bernardino reporting research on gender-based variation in students' attitudes toward privacy on Facebook.

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Confidence: 6/10How certain the assessment is based on the clarity and evidence in the cited reporting.
Geographic reach: 2/10How widely the event reaches, from a local area (1) to worldwide impact (10).
Global importance: 3/10The event's broader significance, from limited importance (1) to major global importance (10).
Impact magnitude: 3/10The scale or severity of the real-world impact, from minor (1) to extreme (10).
Positivity: 5/10How harmful or beneficial the event is, from strongly harmful (1) to strongly positive (10).
Urgency: 2/10How time-sensitive the event is, from low urgency (1) to immediate attention needed (10).

Why it matters

The study provides evidence about how student privacy perceptions differ by gender on a major social platform.

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