Privacy in social media

Erdal Ozkaya; MD Rafiqul Islam

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-78816-6_1

Privacy in social media

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This paper researched two issues; targeted advertising and politics in social media. In its findings, it was apparent that many social media platforms actively collected user data and used big data to store and analyze it so as to profile the users. From these profiles, targeted adverts were served to the users on their social media feeds. The data collection process was however found to be unethical and full of privacy intrusions. Concerning politics, it was found out that social media had been used as a political tool. There were findings that most users were annoyed with political posts being shown on their feeds. The culprits were found to be the algorithms behind social media feeds and suggestions and the users themselves. The paper gave recommendations said to be temporary solutions for the issues surrounding target advertising and politics in social media.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Security and privacy in communication networks
Subtitle of host publication	SecureComm 2017 international workshops, proceedings
Editors	Xiaodong Lin, Ali Ghorbani, Kui Ren, Sencun Zhu, Aiqing Zhang
Place of Publication	Cham, Switzerland
Publisher	Springer
Pages	3-10
Number of pages	8
Volume	239
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319788166
ISBN (Print)	9783319788159
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78816-6_1
Publication status	Published - 25 Apr 2018
Event	13th International Conference on Security and Privacy in Communication Networks: SecureComm 2017 - Crowne Plaza Niagara Falls – Fallsview, Niagara Falls, Canada Duration: 22 Oct 2017 → 25 Oct 2017 https://securecomm.eai-conferences.org/2017/ (Conference website)

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering
Publisher	Springer
Volume	239
ISSN (Print)	1867-8211
ISSN (Electronic)	1867-822X

Conference

Conference	13th International Conference on Security and Privacy in Communication Networks
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Niagara Falls
Period	22/10/17 → 25/10/17
Other	SecureComm seeks high-quality research contributions in the form of well-developed papers. Topics of interest encompass research advances in ALL areas of secure communications and networking. Topics in other areas (e.g., formal methods, database security, secure software, theoretical cryptography) will be considered only if a clear connection to private or secure communication/networking is demonstrated.
Internet address	https://securecomm.eai-conferences.org/2017/ (Conference website)

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Ozkaya, E., & Islam, MD. R. (2018). Privacy in social media. In X. Lin, A. Ghorbani, K. Ren, S. Zhu, & A. Zhang (Eds.), Security and privacy in communication networks: SecureComm 2017 international workshops, proceedings (Vol. 239, pp. 3-10). (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering; Vol. 239). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78816-6_1

Ozkaya, Erdal ; Islam, MD Rafiqul. / Privacy in social media. Security and privacy in communication networks: SecureComm 2017 international workshops, proceedings. editor / Xiaodong Lin ; Ali Ghorbani ; Kui Ren ; Sencun Zhu ; Aiqing Zhang. Vol. 239 Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2018. pp. 3-10 (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering).

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Ozkaya, E & Islam, MDR 2018, Privacy in social media. in X Lin, A Ghorbani, K Ren, S Zhu & A Zhang (eds), Security and privacy in communication networks: SecureComm 2017 international workshops, proceedings. vol. 239, Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol. 239, Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 3-10, 13th International Conference on Security and Privacy in Communication Networks, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, 22/10/17. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78816-6_1

Privacy in social media. / Ozkaya, Erdal; Islam, MD Rafiqul.
Security and privacy in communication networks: SecureComm 2017 international workshops, proceedings. ed. / Xiaodong Lin; Ali Ghorbani; Kui Ren; Sencun Zhu; Aiqing Zhang. Vol. 239 Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2018. p. 3-10 (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering; Vol. 239).

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Ozkaya E, Islam MDR. Privacy in social media. In Lin X, Ghorbani A, Ren K, Zhu S, Zhang A, editors, Security and privacy in communication networks: SecureComm 2017 international workshops, proceedings. Vol. 239. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. 2018. p. 3-10. (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-78816-6_1

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