Appendix A: Results of the interview
1. What is your age bracket?
18-23
46.00%
24-28
30.00%
29-33
10.00%
34-39
9.00%
40-45
5.00%
2. What is your level of education?
Undergraduate
and below
60.00%
Master’s
degree
25.00%
PhD
15.00%
3. What is your
computer
literacy level?
Beginner
45.00%
Professional
50.00%
Amateur
5.00%
4. What is your
gender?
Male
59.00%
Female
50.00%
Other
1.00%
5. Of the given platforms below, which is your most favourite social media platform?
Facebook
5
Twitter
1
Instagram
2
LinkedIn
3
Snapchat
4
Google Plus
6
6. Which of
these is your
least favourite
platform?
Facebook
1
LinkedIn
3
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Google Plus
2
7. Which of
these do you
think has most
privacy issues?
Facebook
1
Twitter
3
Instagram
4
LinkedIn
2
Snapchat
5
8. Have you
encountered
any privacy
issues on social
media?
Yes
99.00%
No
1.00%
9. Do you think
stalking can be
minimized
with proper
controls
Yes
80.00%
No
20.00%
10. Do you
think bullying
is happening in
Social Media
Yes
30.00%
No
70.00%
11. Do you use
your real
names on
social media?
Yes
40.00%
No
60.00%
12. Could you
live without
any social
media
account?
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Yes
25.00%
No
75.00%
13. How often
do you post on
social media?
Daily
55.00%
Weekly
30.00%
Every
fortnight
15.00%
Monthly
5.00%
Rarely
14. How many
friends do you
have on
Facebook
1-100
10.00%
100-500
74.00%
500-1000
9.00%
Over 1000
7.00%
15. What is
your privacy
setting for
your Facebook
account?
Private
30.00%
Only friends
can view
36.00%
Public
34.00%
16. Have you allowed any third party applications to access your
social media account?
Yes
85.00%
No
15.00%
17. What is your experience with social media platforms in terms of
connecting with people
Excellent
70.00%
Good
25.00%
Bad
3.00%
Awful
2.00%
18. Have you shared the following on
your social media platforms?
Your photo
92.00%
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Your school
69.00%
Your location
72.00%
Your email
address
63.00%
Your phone
number
30.00%
Your birth
date
80.00%
Your
relationship
status
60.00%
Your interests
and hobbies
80.00%
19. How many
followers do
you have on
Twitter
Less than 100
10.00%
100 – 500
64.00%
500 – 2500
24.00%
Over 2500
16.00%
20. Are your
tweets private
or public
Private
60.00%
Public
30.00%
Not sure
10.00%
21. Have you ever deleted content you
posted on social media?
Yes
88.00%
No
12.00%
22. Have you
ever blocked
another user
on social
media?
Yes
95.00%
No
5.00%
Facebook
23. Have you
ever read the
Facebook
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privacy policy?
Why?
Yes
25.00%
No
75.00%
The leading reason for those who read was due to
allegations that Facebook was collecting their
information without their knowledge. Those that did
not read said that the policy was too long.
24. Have you
ever changed
your privacy
settings?
Yes
24.00%
No
76.00%
25. How did you find
the process of changing
your privacy settings
Easy
30.00%
Hard
50.00%
Complicated at
first
20.00%
26. Have you ever received spam messages or tagged involuntarily
on a post made by a stranger?
Yes
90.00%
No
10.00%
27. Have you
ever reported a
user or a post?
Yes
92.00%
No
8.00%
28. Are you
concerned
about your
privacy on
Facebook?
Yes
97.00%
No
3.00%
30. What are
your privacy
concerns on
Facebook
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Account is
insecure
3
Third party
applications
can access
private
account
information
2
Facebook gives
out account
information to
third parties
1
Twitter
31. Have you
read the
privacy policy
of Twitter?
Why?
Yes
15.00%
No
85.00%
Those that read claimed that they wanted to know more
about the information that Twitter collects. Those that
did not read say that it was long and they did not have
time for it.
32. Have you
changed your
privacy
settings of
Twitter?
Yes
8.00%
No
92.00%
33. Have you
faced any
security or
privacy issues
on Twitter
Yes
1.00%
No
99.00%
34. If yes,
which ones?
The respondents claimed that they were sent spam
messages.
35. Do you find
Twitter ads
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intrusive?
Yes
1.00%
No
99.00%
36. Do you think Twitter has
protected your private data
adequately?
Yes
75.00%
No
25.00%
WhatsApp
37. Do you use
WhatsApp?
Yes
95.00%
No
5.00%
38. Between
WhatsApp and
Facebook
Messenger,
which one is
more secure?
WhatsApp
1
Facebook
Messenger
2.00%
39. Are you aware of Facebook
fetching user data from WhatsApp?
Yes
85.00%
No
15.00%
40. Have you changed the setting that allows Facebook to collect
your private data from WhatsApp?
Yes
85.00%
No
15.00%
41. Do you think that Facebook's acquisition of WhatsApp means
that might be violations on the future?
Yes
90.00%
No
10.00%
42. Are
WhatsApp
privacy
settings easy to
access?
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Yes
45.00%
No
55.00%
LinkedIn
43. Do you
have an
account with
LinkedIn?
Yes
87.00%
No
13.00%
44. Are you
annoyed by
LinkedIn
notifications?
Yes
96.00%
No
4.00%
45. Do you feel that LinkedIn is too
nosy with user information?
Yes
96.00%
No
4.00%
46. Have you
shared your
main email
address with
LinkedIn?
Yes
80.00%
No
20.00%
47. If yes, do you feel that LinkedIn is too much intrusive into your
email address?
Yes
99.00%
No
1.00%
48. Are
LinkedIn's
privacy
settings easy to
change?
Yes
30.00%
No
70.00%
Google Plus
49. Are you
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signed up on
Google Plus?
Yes
65.00%
NO
35.00%
50. When was
the last time
that you posted
on Google
Plus?
Less than a
week ago
4.00%
Less than a
month ago
6.00%
Less than 6
months ago
25.00%
Less than a
year ago
30.00%
Never
35.00%
51. Have you ever read the Google
Plus terms and conditions?
Yes
23.00%
No
77.00%
52. Have you ever changed your
privacy settings on Google Plus?
Yes
1.00%
No
99.00%
53. If yes, is it easy for one to access
and change the privacy settings?
Yes
10.00%
No
90.00%
Skype
54. Are you an
active user on
Skype?
Yes
70.00%
No
30.00%
55. Are you aware of claims that Skype gave access to user data to
intelligence agencies?
Yes
60.00%
No
40.00%
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56. Are you aware of claims that Skype calls could be intercepted
by third parties?
Yes
60.00%
No
40.00%
57. With all these claims, can you trust to communicate sensitive
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