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Privacy Concerns in Location-based Social Networks

Authors:
Fatma Alrayes
Alia Abdelmoty

Keywords: location privacy; LBSN; location-based inference

Abstract:
User location data collected on Location-Based Social Networks (LBSN) can be used to enhance the services provided by those applications. However, it can be potentially utilised for undesirable purposes that can compromise users’ privacy. This paper presents a study of the privacy implication of location-based information provision and collection in LBSN. The study is supported by analysis of representative data sets from such applications. The results demonstrate the need for further work on improving the visibility of the information collected to users of the Social Web, to allow them to better assess the implications of their location sharing activities.

Pages: 105 to 114

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2014

Publication date: March 23, 2014

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-393X

ISBN: 978-1-61208-326-1

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Dates: from March 23, 2014 to March 27, 2014