TY - GEN
T1 - Solutions to security and privacy issues in mobile social networking
AU - Beach, Aaron
AU - Gartrell, Mike
AU - Han, Richard
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Social network information is now being used in ways for which it may have not been originally intended. In particular, increased use of smartphones capable of running applications which access social network information enable applications to be aware of a user's location and preferences. However, current models for exchange of this information require users to compromise their privacy and security. We present several of these privacy and security issues, along with our design and implementation of solutions for these issues. Our work allows location-based services to query local mobile devices for users' social network information, without disclosing user identity or compromising users' privacy and security. We contend that it is important that such solutions be accepted as mobile social networks continue to grow exponentially.
AB - Social network information is now being used in ways for which it may have not been originally intended. In particular, increased use of smartphones capable of running applications which access social network information enable applications to be aware of a user's location and preferences. However, current models for exchange of this information require users to compromise their privacy and security. We present several of these privacy and security issues, along with our design and implementation of solutions for these issues. Our work allows location-based services to query local mobile devices for users' social network information, without disclosing user identity or compromising users' privacy and security. We contend that it is important that such solutions be accepted as mobile social networks continue to grow exponentially.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=70849109966&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/CSE.2009.243
DO - 10.1109/CSE.2009.243
M3 - Conference proceeding contribution
SN - 9780769538235
T3 - Proceedings - 12th IEEE International Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, CSE 2009
SP - 1036
EP - 1042
BT - 2009 IEEE International Conference on Social Computing, SocialCom 2009
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
CY - Piscataway, NJ
T2 - 2009 IEEE International Conference on Social Computing, SocialCom 2009
Y2 - 29 August 2009 through 31 August 2009
ER -