Adorjan, MichaelRicciardelli, Rosemary2018-07-092018-07-092018-07-02Adorjan, M., Ricciardelli, R. (2019). A new privacy paradox? Youth agentic practices of privacy management despite 'nothing to hide' online. [Preprint]. Canadian Review of Sociology [cited 2018 July 9].1755-618Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/107108Focus groups conducted with Canadian teenagers examining their perceptions and experiences with cyber-risk, center on various privacy strategies geared for impression management across popular social network sites. We highlight privacy concerns as a primary reason for a gravitation away from Facebook towards newer, more popular sites such as Instagram and Snapchat, as well as debates about the permeability of privacy on Snapchat in particular. The privacy paradox identifies a disjuncture between what is said about privacy and what is done in practice. It refers to declarations from youth that they are highly concerned for privacy, yet frequently disregard privacy online through ‘oversharing’ and neglecting privacy management. However, our participants, especially older teens, invoked a different mindset: that they have ‘nothing to hide’ online and therefore do not consider privacy relevant for them. Despite this mindset, the strategies we highlight suggest a new permutation of the privacy paradox, rooted in a pragmatic adaptation to the technological affordances of social network sites, and wider societal acquiescence to the debasement of privacy online.enUnless otherwise indicated, this material is protected by copyright and has been made available with authorization from the copyright owner. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.Youth and cyber-riskprivacy paradoxnothing to hidesocial network sitesfocus groupsjournal article430–2015–0015710.11575/PRISM/32330