Young Women’s Changing Attitudes towards Privacy in Blogging with Age and Experience in Pakistan

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find out the changing perception of privacy in blog writing among young women. The growth in social media and the number of web pages, and blogs evolved from online diaries and journals in the mid-90s. People preferably started using blogs to publish regular updates about their personal lives, thoughts, and social commentary. The researcher explored the perception of women on privacy through a questionnaire by using a descriptive research design. The data was collected from 171 young women and results revealed that women in the age range 27-31 show more concern about privacy and women with 7 years and more blog writing experience are more concerned about privacy in blog writing. It concluded that women with more age and more experience in blog writing are aware of privacy concerns as compared to younger ones. Further studies can focus on parameters to manage privacy concerns in blog writing