Communication Privacy Management Theory

Communication Privacy Management Theory creator

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Communication Privacy Management Theory and tradition

interpretive theory in the socio-cultural tradition

Disclosure

What I share

Co-ownership

how what I share is handled

Disclosure of private information

could be about me or someone else

Self-disclosure

Info about me

Principle 1 of CPMT

people believe they own and have a right to control their private information

Principle 2 of CPMT

people control their private information through personal privacy rules.

Principle 3 of CPMT

when others are told or discover private information they become co-owners

Principle 4 of CPMT

co-owners need to create mutually agreeable rules about telling other people

Deliberate Confidant

A recipient who sought out private information

Reluctant Confidant

A co-owner who did not seek or want the information

Shareholder

A confidant fully committed to handling information according to the original owner’s rules

Stakeholder

A confidant who deserves access and control regarding private information and how its controlled

Principle 5 of CPMT

 Disruption of privacy management occurs when collective privacy boundaries aren’t synchronized

Boundary Turbulence

disruption of privacy management and relational trust that occurs when collective privacy boundaries aren’t synchronized

Fuzzy boundaries

The rules aren't clear

Intentional Breeches

Shares personal information deliberately

Confidentiality Dilemma

Breaches privacy but for their own good

Mistakes

Accidents