TY - CHAP

T1 - Is Privacy Dead?

T2 - 10th IFIP TC 9 International Conference on Human Choice and Computers - HCC10 2012

AU - Loebel, Jens-Martin

N1 - Conference code: 10

PY - 2012/9/26

Y1 - 2012/9/26

N2 - This paper discusses, conceptually and empirically, the proliferation of geolocation and face recognition systems embodied in modern smartphones and social media networks, which presents a growing concern for a user's rights to privacy. This increase in data sharing brings about the very real threat of misuse, as most users are not aware that their geolocation data can easily be assembled into complete profiles of their everyday activities and movements, their habits and social life. Paired with facial recognition capabilities already present in current social media services, this allows for an unprecedented tracking of users, even those "tagged" through photo uploads by other people. To illustrate this, the author analyzes his own profile, which was created by recording GPS data over a time span of five years. A critical discussion of the results follows.

AB - This paper discusses, conceptually and empirically, the proliferation of geolocation and face recognition systems embodied in modern smartphones and social media networks, which presents a growing concern for a user's rights to privacy. This increase in data sharing brings about the very real threat of misuse, as most users are not aware that their geolocation data can easily be assembled into complete profiles of their everyday activities and movements, their habits and social life. Paired with facial recognition capabilities already present in current social media services, this allows for an unprecedented tracking of users, even those "tagged" through photo uploads by other people. To illustrate this, the author analyzes his own profile, which was created by recording GPS data over a time span of five years. A critical discussion of the results follows.

KW - Informatics

KW - GPS

KW - geolocation

KW - social networks

KW - tagging

KW - privacy

KW - facial recognition

KW - locational privacy

KW - GPS

KW - geolocation

KW - social networks

KW - tagging

KW - privacy

KW - facial recognition

KW - locational privacy

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84870920922&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-33332-3_31

DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-33332-3_31

M3 - Article in conference proceedings

SN - 978-3-642-33331-6

VL - IFIP AICT 386

T3 - IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

SP - 338

EP - 348

BT - ICT Critical Infrastructures and Society: 10th IFIP TC 9 International Conference on Human Choice and Computers, HCC10 2012, Proceedings

A2 - Hercheui, Magda D.

A2 - Whitehouse, Diane

A2 - McIver, William

A2 - Phahlamohlaka, Jackie

PB - Springer

Y2 - 27 September 2012 through 28 September 2012

ER -