Decentralization: The Future of Online Social Networking
Ching‐man Au Yeung, Ilaria Liccardi, Kanghao Lu, Oshani Seneviratne, Tim Berners‐Lee
Abstract
Social networking forms an important part of online activities of Web users. Web sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Orkut have millions of users using them everyday. However, these sites present two problems. Firstly, these sites form information silos. Information on one site is not usable in the others. Secondly such sites do not allow users much control over how their personal information is disseminated, which results in potential privacy problems.
Topics & Concepts
DecentralizationPolitical scienceInternet privacyBusinessComputer scienceLawICT Impact and PoliciesE-Government and Public Services