Article(electronic)January 1, 2014

It's the Definition, Stupid! Framing of Online Privacy in the Internet Governance Forum Debates

In: Journal of information policy: JIP, Volume 4, p. 144-172

Epstein, Dmitry; Roth, Merrill C.; Baumer, Eric P.S.

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Abstract

Abstract
How do different stakeholders in the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) define and discuss privacy? Using sophisticated statistical and linguistic tools, the authors analyze the language used at the IGF from 2006 to 2011 to identify the frames used by different groups in privacy policy rhetoric. The article exemplifies a case of the use of these complex tools for research purposes; and also reveals that the focus of the privacy discourse at the IGF has evolved over time, especially with respect to the balance between "privacy rights" and "security" and between civil society and state actors.

Languages

English

Publisher

The Pennsylvania State University Press

ISSN: 2158-3897

DOI

10.5325/jinfopoli.4.2014.0144

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