Against the hypothesis of the end of privacy : an agent-based modelling approach to social media / Paola Tubaro, Antonio A Casilli, Yasaman Sarabi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tubaro, Paola, author.

Casilli, Antonio A., 1972- author.

Sarabi, Yasaman, author.

Series:

SpringerBriefs in digital spaces 2193-5890

SpringerBriefs in digital spaces, 2193-5890

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Privacy, Right of.

Social media--Security measures.

Social media.

Multiagent systems.

Security systems.

Physical Description:

ix, 57 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham ; New York : Springer, [2014]

Summary:

Several prominent public voices have advanced the hypothesis that networked communications erode the value of privacy in favor of a transparent connected existence. Especially younger generations are often described as prone to live "open digital lives". This hypothesis has raised considerable controversy, polarizing the reaction of its critics as well as of its partisans. But how likely is the "end of privacy"? Under which conditions might this scenario come to be? What are the business and policy implications? How to ethically assess risks and opportunities? To shed light on the co-evolution and mutual dependencies of networked structures and individual and collective strategies towards privacy, this book innovatively uses cutting-edge methods in computational social sciences to study the formation and maintenance of online social networks. The findings confound common arguments and clearly indicate that Internet and social media do not necessarily entail the end of privacy. Publicity is not "the new norm": quite to the contrary, the book makes the case that privacy is a resilient social force, resulting from a set of interconnected behaviors of Internet users.

Contents:

Pt. 1. Conflicting attitudes of users, companies and governments over privacy. Background : the origins, development and implications of the 'end-of-privacy' hypothesis. The role of corporate actors : the dilemma of privacy monetization. Stakeholders and their actions. Three approaches to privacy : as penetration, regulation, and negotiation

pt. 2. Modeling privacy : online social structures and data architectures. Modeling a complex world using agent-based simulations

pt. 3. Why privacy is not over yet (and its protection is not futile). Five lessons from an agent-based approach to privacy in social media. Conclusions : how multi-agent approach can side-step the lack of data.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9783319024554

3319024558

OCLC:

871037964