This paper investigates the perceptions and behaviour of government employees regarding the disclosure of employment information. Two different contexts, namely 1) official websites and 2) online social networks (OSN: in this case, Facebook) that disclose employees' employment information are selected as contrasting platforms in order to understand how government employees behave towards the same type of information in different contexts. This preliminary study will draw from information boundary theory to discuss how employees' behaviour and perceptions towards a particular attribute vary between the two different contexts. A qualitative strategy was employed and five Malaysian participants from a range of public organizations were interviewed. The results suggest that while all participants were aware of the issue of disclosure, there were mixed responses regarding disclosure. Privacy boundaries were established when employees perceived the context as official and personal. Additionally, participants acted differently when they had the option not to disclose their employment information on their social network accounts. These findings provide knowledge about information disclosure in which privacy implications are influenced by contextual factors.

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