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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Main Authors: Hafstað, Sigurður G., Gunnlaugsdóttir, Jóhanna
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Icelandic
Published: Stjórnsýslustofnun 2016
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Online Access:https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/irpa/article/view/a.2016.12.2.8
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spelling fticelandunivojs:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/2489 2023-08-20T04:07:25+02:00 The Utilization of Personal Data on Facebook by Surveillance Authorities Hagnýting persónuupplýsinga á Facebook hjá eftirlitsstofnunum Hafstað, Sigurður G. Gunnlaugsdóttir, Jóhanna 2016-12-19 application/pdf https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/irpa/article/view/a.2016.12.2.8 isl ice Stjórnsýslustofnun https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/irpa/article/view/a.2016.12.2.8/pdf https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/irpa/article/view/a.2016.12.2.8 Copyright (c) 2016 Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration; Vol. 12 No. 2 (2016); 343-368 Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla; Bnd. 12 Nr. 2 (2016); 343-368 1670-679X 1670-6803 Facebook electronic surveillance social media public governance rafrænt eftirlit samfélagsmiðlar opinber stjórnsýsla info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2016 fticelandunivojs 2023-08-01T12:28:55Z 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. Markmið rannsóknarinnar var að kanna hvernig upplýsingar, sem aflað var á Facebook, væru nýttar við opinbert eftirlit með einstaklingum hér á landi. Tilgangur rannsóknar var meðal annars að varpa ljósi á formlega og óformlega notkun slíkra upplýsinga og greina umfang hennar. Við rannsóknina voru tekin hálfstöðluð viðtöl við sérfræðinga sem störfuðu hjá tilteknum úrskurðar- eða eftirlitsstofnunum. Þá átti sér stað greining á stjórnvaldsúrskurðum til þess að kanna hvernig stofnanir byggðu ákvarðanir á upplýsingum sem aflað var á Facebook. Niðurstöður rannsóknarinnar sýndu að upplýsingar á Facebook hafa verið nýttar við opinbert eftirlit hér á landi. Slíkar upplýsingar hafa verið formleg ákvörðunarástæða í einhverjum tilvikum. Þá kom í ljós að stofnanir, sem tóku þátt í rannsókninni, höfðu einnig nýtt upplýsingar með óformlegum hætti meðal annars til þess að fá betri tilfinningu fyrir tilteknum málum, bera kennsl á einstaklinga, afla upplýsinga um ferðir þeirra, eða til þess að hafa uppi á fólki. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland University of Iceland: Peer Reviewed Journals Varpa ENVELOPE(11.284,11.284,64.505,64.505)
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topic Facebook
electronic surveillance
social media
public governance
rafrænt eftirlit
samfélagsmiðlar
opinber stjórnsýsla
spellingShingle Facebook
electronic surveillance
social media
public governance
rafrænt eftirlit
samfélagsmiðlar
opinber stjórnsýsla
Hafstað, Sigurður G.
Gunnlaugsdóttir, Jóhanna
The Utilization of Personal Data on Facebook by Surveillance Authorities
topic_facet Facebook
electronic surveillance
social media
public governance
rafrænt eftirlit
samfélagsmiðlar
opinber stjórnsýsla
description 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. Markmið rannsóknarinnar var að kanna hvernig upplýsingar, sem aflað var á Facebook, væru nýttar við opinbert eftirlit með einstaklingum hér á landi. Tilgangur rannsóknar var meðal annars að varpa ljósi á formlega og óformlega notkun slíkra upplýsinga og greina umfang hennar. Við rannsóknina voru tekin hálfstöðluð viðtöl við sérfræðinga sem störfuðu hjá tilteknum úrskurðar- eða eftirlitsstofnunum. Þá átti sér stað greining á stjórnvaldsúrskurðum til þess að kanna hvernig stofnanir byggðu ákvarðanir á upplýsingum sem aflað var á Facebook. Niðurstöður rannsóknarinnar sýndu að upplýsingar á Facebook hafa verið nýttar við opinbert eftirlit hér á landi. Slíkar upplýsingar hafa verið formleg ákvörðunarástæða í einhverjum tilvikum. Þá kom í ljós að stofnanir, sem tóku þátt í rannsókninni, höfðu einnig nýtt upplýsingar með óformlegum hætti meðal annars til þess að fá betri tilfinningu fyrir tilteknum málum, bera kennsl á einstaklinga, afla upplýsinga um ferðir þeirra, eða til þess að hafa uppi á fólki.
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author Hafstað, Sigurður G.
Gunnlaugsdóttir, Jóhanna
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Gunnlaugsdóttir, Jóhanna
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title The Utilization of Personal Data on Facebook by Surveillance Authorities
title_short The Utilization of Personal Data on Facebook by Surveillance Authorities
title_full The Utilization of Personal Data on Facebook by Surveillance Authorities
title_fullStr The Utilization of Personal Data on Facebook by Surveillance Authorities
title_full_unstemmed The Utilization of Personal Data on Facebook by Surveillance Authorities
title_sort utilization of personal data on facebook by surveillance authorities
publisher Stjórnsýslustofnun
publishDate 2016
url https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/irpa/article/view/a.2016.12.2.8
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op_source Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration; Vol. 12 No. 2 (2016); 343-368
Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla; Bnd. 12 Nr. 2 (2016); 343-368
1670-679X
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