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Security and privacy concerns regard to Facebook and its applications COMS E6125 Web-enHanced Information Management (WHIM) Spring 2008 by Szu-Jui Wu sw2423
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Privacy concerns are due to Inappropriate features provided by Facebook Users disclose too much information or are unaware of risks The anonymous information itself could still provide useful data
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Concerns of FB’s behavior Facebook Beacon Not analyzing user database But real social network, i.e. word-of-mouth Opt-in or Opt-out
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Concerns of FB’s behavior Transfer story to FB user profile, if you Logged-in Not logged-in, but checked “remember me” box Still privacy concerns Even if you did not log-in, or check “remember me”, the activity is still transferred to FB.
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Concerns of Users’ behaviors Users are not aware of what Facebook has done Users are willing to provide their information
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Anonymous dataset could still provide some useful data Combined with a public dataset that can de- anonymize users with not too low probability e.g. anonymous Netflix-released movie ratings and non-anonymous IMDb users
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Conclusion FB continues launching unprecedented apps Users need to be aware of every detail of what FB has done Nothing is impossible! Take care of your own information
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