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Privacy Issues in Social Networks

Privacy Issues in Social Networks

Alexandros Papanikolaou, Vasileios Vlachos, Periklis Chatzimisios, Christos Ilioudis
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781466639263|ISBN10: 1466639261|EISBN13: 9781466639270
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-3926-3.ch008
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Papanikolaou, Alexandros, et al. "Privacy Issues in Social Networks." Social Network Engineering for Secure Web Data and Services, edited by Luca Caviglione, et al., IGI Global, 2013, pp. 162-183. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-3926-3.ch008

APA

Papanikolaou, A., Vlachos, V., Chatzimisios, P., & Ilioudis, C. (2013). Privacy Issues in Social Networks. In L. Caviglione, M. Coccoli, & A. Merlo (Eds.), Social Network Engineering for Secure Web Data and Services (pp. 162-183). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-3926-3.ch008

Chicago

Papanikolaou, Alexandros, et al. "Privacy Issues in Social Networks." In Social Network Engineering for Secure Web Data and Services, edited by Luca Caviglione, Mauro Coccoli, and Alessio Merlo, 162-183. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-3926-3.ch008

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Abstract

The inherent human need for communication and socialization is the reason for the ever-increasing use of social networking services. Social networks are a very powerful communications tool that also has the ability of aggregating large volumes of information. However, if this user-related information is exploited in certain ways, it can have harmful consequences on user privacy. This chapter defines what privacy is in the context of social networks, demonstrates how user privacy can be violated, and supports these claims with examples of real incidents. Furthermore, it presents various countermeasures, as well as directions for future research with the common goal of the protection of user privacy.

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