The Issue of Disclosure of Personal Information on Social Media among Teenagers

Emie Sylviana Binti Mohd Zahid, Nurfahiratul Azlina Binti Ahmad, Shahirah Binti Said and Zaiton Binti Din
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Emie Sylviana Binti Mohd Zahid: Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies (ACIS), Unıversıtı Teknologı MARA, Cawangan Pulau Pinang Kampus Permatang Pauh, 13500 Permatang Pauh, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Nurfahiratul Azlina Binti Ahmad: Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies (ACIS), Unıversıtı Teknologı MARA, Cawangan Pulau Pinang Kampus Permatang Pauh, 13500 Permatang Pauh, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Shahirah Binti Said: Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies (ACIS), Unıversıtı Teknologı MARA, Cawangan Pulau Pinang Kampus Permatang Pauh, 13500 Permatang Pauh, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Zaiton Binti Din: Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies (ACIS), Unıversıtı Teknologı MARA, Cawangan Pulau Pinang Kampus Permatang Pauh, 13500 Permatang Pauh, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2025, vol. 9, issue 3, 4600-4606

Abstract: This study focuses on teenagers’ awareness of the consequences of disclosing personal information on social media and identifying the factors that encourage the disclosure of personal information on social media among teenagers. This leads to, unraveling the steps that should be taken as a smart and responsible social media user. The approach used in this study is to use a questionnaire method to students of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of Universiti Teknologi MARA Penang Branch. This study uses a cross-sectional design where data is collected only once in a short period of time. The results of the study found that almost the majority of students are exposed to the issue of disclosure of personal information on social media. The involvement of the highest percentage of respondents is from bachelor’s degree studies which is 53.8 percent while diploma is only 46.2 percent. This shows that the majority of respondents are from students who are currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree program. The implications of this disclosure of personal information have shown that individuals, social media platforms, and governments have their own and important roles in creating a safe online environment. With that, it can significantly reduce the risk of disclosure of personal information on social media as well as being able to protect user privacy.

Date: 2025
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