Realizing the right to be forgotten in an SNS environment

Abstract

As the right to be forgotten and privacy protection are becoming more important in modern society, the security threats that exist on Social Networking Services (SNS) create critical problems. Information leaked from security accidents on SNS is provided to a third party and used for malicious intentions, generating additional damages. This study discusses the concept of the right to be forgotten and the security threats on SNS that invade the privacy of an owner of information. In addition, it proposes a model that has User Privacy Policy (UPP), Dual Watermarking Scheme, and FaceCloak functions that provide strong information controllability so that we can resolve security threats and realize the right to be forgotten. © 2014 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.