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Lalana Kagal. Kang, Ted Taiho Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 2010-03-25T15:04:24Z 2010-03-25T15:04:24Z 2009 2009 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/53125 503455829 Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2009. Includes bibliographical references (p. 64). Most social networks have implemented extensive, complex privacy controls in order to battle the host of privacy concerns that initially plagued their online communities. These privacy controls have taken the form of access restriction, which allows users to specify who is and who is not allowed to view their personal information. This binary system leaves users unprotected in the, hopefully rare, cases in which the access restriction mechanisms are bypassed. Respect My Privacy offers a different approach to privacy protection, founded on the philosophies of Information Accountability. Respect My Privacy aims to allow users to clearly declare the policies that govern the use of their data, and implement mechanisms that promptly notify the user of misuse after the fact. In its current state, the Respect My Privacy project has been implemented across three platforms: Facebook, OpenSocial, and the Tabulator extension with a focus on defining a clear vocabulary for discussing restrictions on use of data and making it simple for users to display and edit the restrictions users wish to place on their personal information. There is also a discussion on decentralized social networks and their role in the future of Respect My Privacy and social networks in general. by Ted Taiho Kang. M.Eng. 64 p. eng Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Respect My Privacy Thesis application/pdf false Publication unknown unknown <Publication xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/1.1/" id="8b1ca9ee-da41-44e9-b989-53395721eb33"> <Type xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/vocab/COAR_Publication_Types">http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_1843</Type> <Language>eng</Language> <Title>Respect My Privacy</Title> <PublishedIn> <Publication> </Publication> </PublishedIn> <PublicationDate>2009</PublicationDate> <Authors> <Author> <DisplayName>Kang, Ted Taiho</DisplayName> <Affiliation> <OrgUnit> </OrgUnit> </Affiliation> </Author> </Authors> <Editors> </Editors> <Publishers> <Publisher> <DisplayName>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</DisplayName> <OrgUnit /> </Publisher> </Publishers> <License>http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582</License> <Keyword>Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.</Keyword> <Abstract>Most social networks have implemented extensive, complex privacy controls in order to battle the host of privacy concerns that initially plagued their online communities. These privacy controls have taken the form of access restriction, which allows users to specify who is and who is not allowed to view their personal information. This binary system leaves users unprotected in the, hopefully rare, cases in which the access restriction mechanisms are bypassed. Respect My Privacy offers a different approach to privacy protection, founded on the philosophies of Information Accountability. Respect My Privacy aims to allow users to clearly declare the policies that govern the use of their data, and implement mechanisms that promptly notify the user of misuse after the fact. In its current state, the Respect My Privacy project has been implemented across three platforms: Facebook, OpenSocial, and the Tabulator extension with a focus on defining a clear vocabulary for discussing restrictions on use of data and making it simple for users to display and edit the restrictions users wish to place on their personal information. There is also a discussion on decentralized social networks and their role in the future of Respect My Privacy and social networks in general.</Abstract> <Access xmlns="http://purl.org/coar/access_right" > </Access> </Publication>