ABSTRACT

In the chapters in Section IV, we have shown methods of using data within the social network to improve local and relational classification methods. While the fields of epidemiology and counter­ terrorism are generally agreed to be important areas for these tasks, a major emergent field is using these data in marketing by partnering with social network providers. This usage has prompted privacy concerns with many users of these social networks. Here, we provide a framework for giv­ ing users far greater control over access to their information within the social network. By utilizing semantic web technologies, we are able to propose very granular controls for managing everything from user photos to who is able to send messages or videos to underage children.