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Proceedings of the International Conference on
Software, Knowledge, Information Management and Applications (SKIMA 2013)
Advanced Technology Solutions and Applications in Higher Education and Enterprises |
(from Chapter 10: Software and Information Security)
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Social networks, another hotbed for security and privacy breaches |
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Author(s): |
Mhamed Zineddine, Huda Kindi |
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Address: |
Management Information Systems Department, ALHOSN University, P.O. Box 38772, Delma Street, Abu Dhabi
m.zineddine @ alhosnu.ae, h.kindi @ alhosnu.ae |
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SKIMA 2013 Proceedings pp. 484 - 497 |
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Abstract/
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Online social networks (SNs) offer a new platform to connect and (re)establish relationships with new and existing friends. However, many security and privacy issues and concerns emerge from the use of such networks. In our study, we present findings from a survey of 126 users of different social sites. Our results reveal that the majority of users from the sample are disclosing a substantial amount of electronic private identifying information. Contrary to their own belief, participants lack security and privacy awareness and are neither familiar with the content of the policies and terms of use in these networks, nor with the existing security and privacy mechanisms to minimize the security and privacy risks. SNs’ users have to be educated to raise their awareness on the security and privacy issues in the cyber space, especially, on SNs. |
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