LGBTQ Privacy Concerns on Social Media

TL;DR

This paper explores the privacy concerns of LGBTQ individuals on social media through interviews, highlighting their adaptive privacy practices and the need for tailored privacy solutions for marginalized groups.

Contribution

It provides qualitative insights into LGBTQ privacy practices on social media and emphasizes the importance of understanding diverse privacy needs for marginalized communities.

Findings

LGBTQ users adapt their privacy settings across platforms.

Participants have different privacy needs based on social media use.

Highlighting the need for tailored privacy solutions for marginalized groups.

Abstract

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.