Modeling online social network users' profile attribute disclosure behavior from a game theoretic perspective

Computer Communications

Volumn 49, Issue , 2014, Pages 18-32

  Chen, Jundong ^a   Kiremire, Ankunda R ^a   Brust, Matthias R ^a   Phoha, Vir V ^a  

^a LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Game theory; Nash equilibrium; Privacy settings; Replicator dynamics; Social network

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; GAME THEORY; MOTIVATION;

ATTRIBUTE IMPORTANCE; EVOLUTIONARY GAMES; GAME-THEORETIC PERSPECTIVES; NASH EQUILIBRIA; ON-LINE SOCIAL NETWORKS; OPTIMAL STRATEGIES; PRIVACY SETTINGS; REPLICATOR DYNAMICS;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84903272755     PISSN: 01403664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comcom.2014.05.001     Document Type: Article

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