Detecting Hidden Friendship in Online Social Networks

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Abstract

For many intelligence and security applications it is important to know how close people in a network are. In online social networks (OSN) friendship links are a frequently chosen basis for the analysis. In this paper we show that friendship links can be misleading, if we want to know to what extent people in a network trust into each other. We also show how to unveil hidden friendship relations based on an analysis of exceptions in the privacy settings. We furthermore discuss resulting options for defeating crime and terrorism as well as associated privacy, security and civil liberty issues.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2011 European Intelligence and Security Informatics Conference, EISIC 2011
EditorsNasrullah Memon, Daniel Zeng
Number of pages4
PublisherIEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Publication date2011
Pages269-272
Article number6061247
ISBN (Print) 978-1-4577-1464-1
ISBN (Electronic)978-0-7695-4406-9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
EventIEEE European Intelligence and Security Informatics Conference - EISIC 2011 - Athen, Greece
Duration: 12.09.201114.09.2011
http://www.eisic.eu/eisic2011/call.aspx

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Research areas and keywords

  • Business informatics
  • Disclosure
  • Hidden friendship
  • Online social network
  • Privacy
  • Trust

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