LotusNet: Tunable privacy for distributed online social network services

Computer Communications

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 75-88

  Aiello, Luca Maria ^a   Ruffo, Giancarlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Folksonomies; Peer to peer; Privacy leakage; Reputation; Social networks

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT; FOLKSONOMIES; HIGH-LEVEL SERVICES; MASH UP; ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKS; PEER TO PEER; PEER-TO-PEER PARADIGM; REPUTATION; SOCIAL NETWORK SERVICES; SOCIAL NETWORKS; TRADE-OFF PROBLEM; USER AUTHENTICATION; USER INFORMATION;

AUTHENTICATION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; ONLINE SYSTEMS; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

PEER TO PEER NETWORKS;

EID: 81255134469     PISSN: 01403664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comcom.2010.12.006     Document Type: Article

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