Can metadata be used to measure the anonymity of Twitter users?: Results of a Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Anonymity is one of the elements traditionally associated with criminal and antisocial behaviour. Anonymity depends on several factors, such as natural surveillance or the visibility created by the physical or digital environment. Certain digital environments, such as social networks, exhibit charac...

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1. VerfasserIn: Esteve, Zoraida (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Moneva, Asier ; Miró Llinares, Fernando
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2019
In: International e-journal of criminal sciences
Jahr: 2019, Band: 13, Seiten: 1-16
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