Profiling online self-representation for cyber forensics: Anonymity and ageism in cyberspace / Dianne Lee Mei Cheong and Louis Sanzogni

Cyberspace offers ample opportunity where gender and age can lose their meaning with the influence of ageism. Online self-representation usually begins with a created gendered avatar followed by age identity. Empirical social data comprising surveys, random comments, and texts of 127 respondents we...

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Main Authors: Cheong, Dianne Lee Mei, Louis, Sanzogni
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Language:English
Published: Institute of Research Management Innovation (IRMI) 2016
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spelling uitm-160492017-02-03T09:17:55Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16049/ Profiling online self-representation for cyber forensics: Anonymity and ageism in cyberspace / Dianne Lee Mei Cheong and Louis Sanzogni Cheong, Dianne Lee Mei Louis, Sanzogni Social networks Information technology. Information society. Digital divide Computer crimes Cyberspace offers ample opportunity where gender and age can lose their meaning with the influence of ageism. Online self-representation usually begins with a created gendered avatar followed by age identity. Empirical social data comprising surveys, random comments, and texts of 127 respondents were analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. The analysis showed that anonymity was assumed differently with eight possible reasons as gender was transferred online. Ageism experience was also identified differently by both male and female. A profile on online self representation for cyber forensics was subsequently established based on gender and age identity in addition to avatars. The findings have some forensic use as avatars layered with anonymity and ageism which facilitate some degree of self disclosure due to similarity in belief values, and attitudes to the users. Institute of Research Management Innovation (IRMI) 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16049/1/AJ_DIANNE%20LEE%20MEI%20CHEONG%20SMRJ%2016.pdf Cheong, Dianne Lee Mei and Louis, Sanzogni (2016) Profiling online self-representation for cyber forensics: Anonymity and ageism in cyberspace / Dianne Lee Mei Cheong and Louis Sanzogni. Social and Management Research Journal, 13 (1). pp. 2-11. ISSN 1675-7017
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topic Social networks
Information technology. Information society. Digital divide
Computer crimes
spellingShingle Social networks
Information technology. Information society. Digital divide
Computer crimes
Cheong, Dianne Lee Mei
Louis, Sanzogni
Profiling online self-representation for cyber forensics: Anonymity and ageism in cyberspace / Dianne Lee Mei Cheong and Louis Sanzogni
description Cyberspace offers ample opportunity where gender and age can lose their meaning with the influence of ageism. Online self-representation usually begins with a created gendered avatar followed by age identity. Empirical social data comprising surveys, random comments, and texts of 127 respondents were analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. The analysis showed that anonymity was assumed differently with eight possible reasons as gender was transferred online. Ageism experience was also identified differently by both male and female. A profile on online self representation for cyber forensics was subsequently established based on gender and age identity in addition to avatars. The findings have some forensic use as avatars layered with anonymity and ageism which facilitate some degree of self disclosure due to similarity in belief values, and attitudes to the users.
format Article
author Cheong, Dianne Lee Mei
Louis, Sanzogni
author_facet Cheong, Dianne Lee Mei
Louis, Sanzogni
author_sort Cheong, Dianne Lee Mei
title Profiling online self-representation for cyber forensics: Anonymity and ageism in cyberspace / Dianne Lee Mei Cheong and Louis Sanzogni
title_short Profiling online self-representation for cyber forensics: Anonymity and ageism in cyberspace / Dianne Lee Mei Cheong and Louis Sanzogni
title_full Profiling online self-representation for cyber forensics: Anonymity and ageism in cyberspace / Dianne Lee Mei Cheong and Louis Sanzogni
title_fullStr Profiling online self-representation for cyber forensics: Anonymity and ageism in cyberspace / Dianne Lee Mei Cheong and Louis Sanzogni
title_full_unstemmed Profiling online self-representation for cyber forensics: Anonymity and ageism in cyberspace / Dianne Lee Mei Cheong and Louis Sanzogni
title_sort profiling online self-representation for cyber forensics: anonymity and ageism in cyberspace / dianne lee mei cheong and louis sanzogni
publisher Institute of Research Management Innovation (IRMI)
publishDate 2016
url http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16049/
http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16049/1/AJ_DIANNE%20LEE%20MEI%20CHEONG%20SMRJ%2016.pdf
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