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Mobile and Internet Communication: Privacy Risks for Youth in Bangladesh


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1 Asian University for Women (AUW), Bangladesh
2 Department of Communication and Journalism, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, 4331, Bangladesh
     

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This article looks into the privacy perception and vulnerability among Bangladeshi urban youth using mobile and computing devices. Based on a survey it shows a significant number of the youths are unaware about the concept of privacy in the 'Digital Age' and also has little or no idea about possible risks relating to shared voice and data communications. Amid the absence of any clear-cut privacy framework at the national level, this article has found that the level of trust on existing mobile telephony to be significantly higher than the Internet. This research concluded that the long term user experience (or absence of it) in mobile phone and Internet do not have any impact on Bangladeshi youths' perception on possible privacy related vulnerabilities. Concern over data manipulation has also been identified a major influential factor in deciding youth's online behavioral patterns.

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Privacy, Vulnerability, Youths, Bangladesh, Mobile Communication, Internet
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Faheem Hussain
Asian University for Women (AUW), Bangladesh
Mohammad Sahid Ullah
Department of Communication and Journalism, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, 4331, Bangladesh

Abstract


This article looks into the privacy perception and vulnerability among Bangladeshi urban youth using mobile and computing devices. Based on a survey it shows a significant number of the youths are unaware about the concept of privacy in the 'Digital Age' and also has little or no idea about possible risks relating to shared voice and data communications. Amid the absence of any clear-cut privacy framework at the national level, this article has found that the level of trust on existing mobile telephony to be significantly higher than the Internet. This research concluded that the long term user experience (or absence of it) in mobile phone and Internet do not have any impact on Bangladeshi youths' perception on possible privacy related vulnerabilities. Concern over data manipulation has also been identified a major influential factor in deciding youth's online behavioral patterns.

Keywords


Privacy, Vulnerability, Youths, Bangladesh, Mobile Communication, Internet



DOI: https://doi.org/10.15655/mw%2F2013%2Fv4i2%2F53661