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SOCIAL NETWORKING SECURITY: DO CYPRIOT YOUTH REALLY CARE? Despo Ktoridou, Ioanna Dionysiou, Ria Morphitou and Alexandros Klerides, University of Nicosia, Cyprus Social networking has been
quickly adapted by the young population as the newest online trend,
replacing or supplementing communications in the real world by
diminishing barriers on physical location and time. Nevertheless,
social networks are subject to all common security vulnerabilities
of the web with their users being at even greater risk due to the
implicit trust that governs these virtual communities. Besides the
security concerns, privacy concerns also exist in social networks
due to the vast amount of data that gets collected by the providers,
allowing them to become digital big brothers. The aim of this paper
is to investigate the user perceptions of the security and privacy
risks when interacting with Social Networking Sites - SNS. A set of
guidelines for social networking users to recognize the threats and
to work knowledgeably is reported. |
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