Date: March 2008 age range: 14-15 -grade 9-10 English class demographics: Teens from a rural community

What is important to you personally about privacy?
Cameras and police make me nervous.
Sometimes privacy is taken over the top.
People hear and see everything now.
People don't need to know things about me.
Personal space.
Not being searched.
Ask me before taking legal action.
Camers are all over. (2)
Things need to be private if it is a matter of protecting someone.
Anyone who wants privacy should get it. (2)
My rights.
I don't want people getting hold of my personal information.
Telling someone a secret and having them keep it.
People not breathing down my neck.

What information about yourself are you comfortable in giving out?
I never give out my information of any kind. (2)
I don't give information out unless I know the person.
Pretty much anything.
Little details
First name (11)
Birthday (9)
Music (6)
Hobbies (4)
Height
Opionions onservice

What do you think of when I ask you about confidentiality?
Nothing (2)
A secret (8)
A red stamp on a manilla envelope.
Someone keeping your secrets. (2)
Trust
Between you and one other person. No one else. (2)
The FBI and not being able to talk about something.


What influences in our society are changing how we think about privacy?
Nothing
Strange people.
Stores with high tech cameras.
The web (2)
Chat rooms.
911 (6)
Homeland security/terrorist acts on American soil.
School shootings
Identity theft.
TV
Chatroom stories
Cameras
Terrorism

How do you feel about privacy? What concerns do you have about privacy?
You should be careful of what you say to people.
I don't think about it. (2)
I don't care (4)
It's good to have.
People shouldn't want to know information about you. They should respect that.
Privacy is important to me to a certain extent unless it means putting someone in danger. Then it is a non-issue: forget privacy.
I worry the government will go to the extreme of China and block internet searches.
People randomly killing other people.
I am concerned someone could look for me and do me harm.
I have no privacy.
I don't do online chatting like myspace. I only email.
It's sort of important to me. I don't want bad people to get my information.
It's very important to me.
I like privacy. Random people should not have information about me.

What types of information could hurt a person if made public?
Any personal information
Full name (2)
Social security number (8)
Passwords. (8)
History, History
weight,weight
Age (2)
Feelings
Information related to money (4)
Adress (2)
Information about being in jail. Criminal record. (2)
Bad things you used to do but stopped.


What information about others do you feel you need to know?
First name (10)
culture/background. (3)
Not much.much
First name and last name (3)
Age (4)
Nothing
Hobbies (2)
sex (2)
Like/dislikes

What decisions have you made about your privacy? Do you take any actions to protect your privacy?
I give people a false information (name, age and address) (4)
None.
Use a user name online. (2)
I don't give information about myself. (2)
I need privacy. I password protect everything I can and make sure I know someone before revealing anything besides basic information.
Name and picture, but only my friends can see them.
Depends
I don't use myspace. (2)
I don't use chatrooms. (2)
I talke to friends I trust.
Password protection
I don't carry my social security card

What trade-offs or compromises would you be willing to make with your privacy?
I give incorrect personal information when asked.
None. (2)
Depends on who I am opening up to.
My name (8)
Age (2)
First and last name (4)
Address
Not a picture!
Email (3)email, (4)
birthdate (4)
hobbies.
Not much.
Phone number
Really depends on the situation; overall I would never reveal everything about myself unless it was a best friend.