Abstract:
Most people have multiple accounts on different social networks. Because these networks offer various levels of privacy protection, the weakest privacy policies in the so...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
Most people have multiple accounts on different social networks. Because these networks offer various levels of privacy protection, the weakest privacy policies in the social network ecosystem determine how much personal information is disclosed online. A new information leakage measure quantifies the information available about a given user. Using this measure makes it possible to evaluate the vulnerability of a user's social footprint to two known attacks: physical identification and password recovery. Experiments show the measure's usefulness in quantifying information leakage from publicly crawled information and also suggest ways of better protecting privacy and reducing information leakage in the social Web.
Published in: IEEE Internet Computing ( Volume: 15, Issue: 3, May-June 2011)
DOI: 10.1109/MIC.2011.25
College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Danesh Irani is a PhD candidate in the computer science program at Georgia Institute of Technology, where his thesis focuses on protecting data content flows in online systems, including preventing propagation of low-quality information and preventing leakage of good information. Irani has a BS in computer science from the University of Toronto. Contact him at danesh@cc.gatech.edu.
Danesh Irani is a PhD candidate in the computer science program at Georgia Institute of Technology, where his thesis focuses on protecting data content flows in online systems, including preventing propagation of low-quality information and preventing leakage of good information. Irani has a BS in computer science from the University of Toronto. Contact him at danesh@cc.gatech.edu.View more
College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Steve Webb is a visiting professor of computer science at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. His research interests include security threats that target information systems such as P2P networks, email systems, the World Wide Web, and social networking environments. Webb has a PhD in computer science from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Contact him at webb@cc.gatech.edu.
Steve Webb is a visiting professor of computer science at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. His research interests include security threats that target information systems such as P2P networks, email systems, the World Wide Web, and social networking environments. Webb has a PhD in computer science from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Contact him at webb@cc.gatech.edu.View more
College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Calton Pu is a professor and the John P. Imlay, Jr. Chair in Software at the School of Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology, where he's working on projects in automated system management in cloud environments and document-quality analysis. His research interests include operating systems, transaction processing, systems reliability and security, and Internet data management. Pu has a PhD in computer science a...Show More
Calton Pu is a professor and the John P. Imlay, Jr. Chair in Software at the School of Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology, where he's working on projects in automated system management in cloud environments and document-quality analysis. His research interests include operating systems, transaction processing, systems reliability and security, and Internet data management. Pu has a PhD in computer science a...View more
Department of Computer Science, University of Georgia, USA
Kang Li is an associate professor of computer science at the University of Georgia. His research interests include computer networks, multimedia networking, and operating systems. Li has a PhD in computer science and engineering from the Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology. He's a member of IEEE and the ACM. Contact him at kangli@cs.uga.edu.
Kang Li is an associate professor of computer science at the University of Georgia. His research interests include computer networks, multimedia networking, and operating systems. Li has a PhD in computer science and engineering from the Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology. He's a member of IEEE and the ACM. Contact him at kangli@cs.uga.edu.View more
Contents College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Danesh Irani is a PhD candidate in the computer science program at Georgia Institute of Technology, where his thesis focuses on protecting data content flows in online systems, including preventing propagation of low-quality information and preventing leakage of good information. Irani has a BS in computer science from the University of Toronto. Contact him at danesh@cc.gatech.edu.
Danesh Irani is a PhD candidate in the computer science program at Georgia Institute of Technology, where his thesis focuses on protecting data content flows in online systems, including preventing propagation of low-quality information and preventing leakage of good information. Irani has a BS in computer science from the University of Toronto. Contact him at danesh@cc.gatech.edu.View more
College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Steve Webb is a visiting professor of computer science at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. His research interests include security threats that target information systems such as P2P networks, email systems, the World Wide Web, and social networking environments. Webb has a PhD in computer science from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Contact him at webb@cc.gatech.edu.
Steve Webb is a visiting professor of computer science at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. His research interests include security threats that target information systems such as P2P networks, email systems, the World Wide Web, and social networking environments. Webb has a PhD in computer science from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Contact him at webb@cc.gatech.edu.View more
College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Calton Pu is a professor and the John P. Imlay, Jr. Chair in Software at the School of Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology, where he's working on projects in automated system management in cloud environments and document-quality analysis. His research interests include operating systems, transaction processing, systems reliability and security, and Internet data management. Pu has a PhD in computer science and engineering from the University of Washington. He's a senior member of IEEE, a member of the ACM, and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Contact him at calton@cc.gatech.edu.
Calton Pu is a professor and the John P. Imlay, Jr. Chair in Software at the School of Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology, where he's working on projects in automated system management in cloud environments and document-quality analysis. His research interests include operating systems, transaction processing, systems reliability and security, and Internet data management. Pu has a PhD in computer science and engineering from the University of Washington. He's a senior member of IEEE, a member of the ACM, and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Contact him at calton@cc.gatech.edu.View more
Department of Computer Science, University of Georgia, USA
Kang Li is an associate professor of computer science at the University of Georgia. His research interests include computer networks, multimedia networking, and operating systems. Li has a PhD in computer science and engineering from the Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology. He's a member of IEEE and the ACM. Contact him at kangli@cs.uga.edu.
Kang Li is an associate professor of computer science at the University of Georgia. His research interests include computer networks, multimedia networking, and operating systems. Li has a PhD in computer science and engineering from the Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology. He's a member of IEEE and the ACM. Contact him at kangli@cs.uga.edu.View more
