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Privacy Issues for SNS and Mobile SNS

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Synonyms

Online communication; Privacy; Social interaction; Social media

Glossary

Social Media:

Web-based and mobile technologies to turn communication into an interactive dialogue

Privacy:

The quality or condition of being secluded from the presence or view of others (The Free Dictionary 2013)

Paradox:

A statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true (Merriam-Webster 2013)

App:

APP is an abbreviation for application

Blog:

A blog is a blend of the term web and log

Definition

The use of social networking websites has recently become more widespread. These websites are used as social tools to keep in touch with friends and family, as well as to meet new people and make new connections. Users frequently post personal information about themselves on these websites, but may not realize the privacy implications. There seems to be a conflict between the desire for privacy and the desire to provide personal details about one’s life on social...

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Computer Systems Technology, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, USA

    Yolanda S. Baker & Charles Mainhart

  2. Department of Electronics, Computer and Information Technology North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, USA

    Michelle Donnell & Rajeev Agrawal

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  1. Yolanda S. Baker
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

    Reda Alhajj

  2. Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

    Jon Rokne

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  1. UC-Davis, Davis, CA, USA

    Felix Wu

  2. Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden

    Henric Johnson

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Baker, Y.S., Donnell, M., Mainhart, C., Agrawal, R. (2018). Privacy Issues for SNS and Mobile SNS. In: Alhajj, R., Rokne, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Social Network Analysis and Mining. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7131-2_1

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