Maintaining Social Licence for Government Use of False Social Media Personas

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dc.citation.issue1
dc.citation.volume2
dc.contributor.authorCleaver O
dc.contributor.authorNicklin G
dc.date.available12/06/2020
dc.date.issued12/06/2020
dc.description.abstractGovernmental collection of unprotected information from social media platforms via social media intelligence (SOCMINT) techniques enable the detection and prevention of unlawful and malicious activity for law enforcement purposes. Relatively new, these techniques have come under public scrutiny. Recognised as valuable tools for security, law enforcement and regulatory agencies, how government SOCMINT policies align with public expectations is less clear. This article addresses the gap by comparing New Zealand public expectations about the use of false social media personas as a SOCMINT technique with government policies. 248 individuals were surveyed, establishing initial understandings of public expectations. Findings were compared with policies of key oversight agencies - the State Services Commission and Privacy Commission. This article argues that to maintain social licence, governments using false social media personas need to appropriately balance public protection with personal privacy interests. Transparent policy frameworks are needed to maintain trust and confidence in SOCMINT governance.
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dc.edition.edition2020
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dc.identifierhttps://nationalsecurityjournal.nz/
dc.identifier.citationNational Security Journal, 2020, 2020, 2 (1), pp. ? - ? (10)
dc.identifier.doi10.36878/nsj20200201.04
dc.identifier.eissn2703-1934
dc.identifier.elements-id432739
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn2703-1926
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10179/15470
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherCentre for Defence and Security Studies, Massey University
dc.publisher.urihttps://nationalsecurityjournal.nz/
dc.relation.isPartOfNational Security Journal
dc.relation.urihttps://nationalsecurityjournal.nz/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/06/NSJ-2020-CleaverNicklin.pdf
dc.subjectFacebook
dc.subjectfalse personas
dc.subjectIntelligence
dc.subjectprivacy
dc.subjectpublic expectations
dc.subjectsecurity
dc.subjectsocial licence
dc.subjectsocial media policy
dc.subjectSOCMINT
dc.subjecttrust and confidence
dc.titleMaintaining Social Licence for Government Use of False Social Media Personas
dc.typeJournal article
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pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences/School of People, Enviroment and Planning
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences/School of People, Enviroment and Planning/Centre for Defence & Security Studies
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