Towards identifying, understanding and controlling cumulative revelations in social media

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Abstract

Every day, people post information about themselves and others on online social networks, making such information accessible within their social circles but also, potentially, way beyond. While the information posted may seem benign or innocuous, small pieces of information, when tied together, can potentially reveal much more about the person than intended. Such cumulative revelations could expose them to risks such as identity theft, fraud or loss of employment. This paper describes findings from interviews about people's online interactions, focusing on their requirements and desires for improved ways to identify, understand and control cumulative revelations arising from their social media profiles that could put them at risk of grave consequences. These findings motivate our future work on how to better raise awareness among social media users of the risks and consequences to which combinations of posts may lead.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)798-800
Number of pages3
JournalProceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology
Volume58
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Oct 2021
Event84th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) - Salt Lake City, United States
Duration: 29 Oct 20213 Nov 2021
Conference number: 84

Keywords

  • social media
  • online social networks
  • personal information sharing
  • cumulative revelations

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