The Utilization of Personal Data on Facebook by Surveillance Authorities
The aim of this research was to explore how information on Facebook was being used by surveillance authorities in Iceland. The objective was to explore both formal and informal use of such information. Semi structured interviews were conducted with specialists who were employed at surveillance autho...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:7f2fb99acb9a407b8532d5b0bff81255 2023-05-15T16:47:10+02:00 The Utilization of Personal Data on Facebook by Surveillance Authorities Sigurður G. Hafstað Jóhanna Gunnlaugsdóttir 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2016.12.2.8 https://doaj.org/article/7f2fb99acb9a407b8532d5b0bff81255 EN IS eng ice University of Iceland http://www.irpa.is/article/view/2489 https://doaj.org/toc/1670-6803 https://doaj.org/toc/1670-679X 1670-6803 1670-679X doi:10.13177/irpa.a.2016.12.2.8 https://doaj.org/article/7f2fb99acb9a407b8532d5b0bff81255 Stjórnmál og Stjórnsýsla, Vol 12, Iss 2, Pp 343-368 (2016) Facebook rafrænt eftirlit samfélagsmiðlar opinber stjórnsýsla Political institutions and public administration (General) JF20-2112 Political science (General) JA1-92 article 2016 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2016.12.2.8 2022-12-31T00:12:47Z The aim of this research was to explore how information on Facebook was being used by surveillance authorities in Iceland. The objective was to explore both formal and informal use of such information. Semi structured interviews were conducted with specialists who were employed at surveillance authorities in Iceland. In addition the research contains legal analysis on administrative decisions to explore the formal use of such information. Findings showed that information on Facebook has been utilized in surveillance. Governmental authorities have based formal decisions on such information. This type of information has also been regularly used in more informal ways such as to get a better feeling for a particular case. Other authorities reported to have used Facebook to identify individuals, gather information on their whereabouts or location. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Veftímaritið Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla 12 2 343 |
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The aim of this research was to explore how information on Facebook was being used by surveillance authorities in Iceland. The objective was to explore both formal and informal use of such information. Semi structured interviews were conducted with specialists who were employed at surveillance authorities in Iceland. In addition the research contains legal analysis on administrative decisions to explore the formal use of such information. Findings showed that information on Facebook has been utilized in surveillance. Governmental authorities have based formal decisions on such information. This type of information has also been regularly used in more informal ways such as to get a better feeling for a particular case. Other authorities reported to have used Facebook to identify individuals, gather information on their whereabouts or location. |
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The Utilization of Personal Data on Facebook by Surveillance Authorities |
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The Utilization of Personal Data on Facebook by Surveillance Authorities |
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