Security and Privacy in Mobile Social Network and its Applications

移动社交网络及其应用的安全与隐私

• 批准号: RGPIN-2014-05620
• 负责人: Lin, Xiaodong
• 金额: $ 2.26万
• 依托单位: University of Guelph
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=657667
• 关键词: Security; Privacy; Mobile; Social; Network

Nowadays, people across the world are increasingly turning to social media, and industries are also starting to embrace it to improve and broaden their businesses. Social media represents a virtual community in which people with a shared interest, such as a specific hobby or activity, can interact and socialize with each other. As such, online social networks (or online communities of interest) are formed, uniting their members and providing opportunities of mutual interest. **The concept of the social network has, in recent years, also been emerging from information and communication technology perspectives in order to provide efficient communication platforms and computing systems to deliver data services to a variety of social networking applications. This model is especially effective when it also takes a user's current social context into consideration, for example, their physical locations. Recently, with the pervasiveness of mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, a mobile version of the social network known as Mobile Social Network (MSN), is booming; MSN is characterized by the use of wireless communication techniques and smartphones. It brings us a ubiquitous and omnipotent communication platform, helping us to stay connected better than ever; however, despite the tremendous benefits of MSN and its applications, MSN still faces many security and privacy challenges. One such challenge is protecting location privacy in booming location-based services in MSNs. These services allow mobile users to utilize their location information to access some location-based services nearby, or share information with other mobile users in close proximity to them.**The proposed research is envisioned to address these challenges, particularly, by considering autonomous and decentralized MSN and its applications, which has not been a major consideration in previously reported studies. The proposed research will also help Canada to establish and reinforce its leadership in Information Technology (IT) around the world; it will allow for new technologies and service, and create new innovative directions in mobile computing. As such, new business models and revenue streams can also be fostered and devised.**The HQP trained through the program will be equipped with security technologies, as well as wireless communications and mobile computing; these are crucial for success in today's era of mobile computing, and will help to ensure a prosperous future for the Canadian IT industry.

如今，世界各地的人们越来越多地转向社交媒体，各行业也开始利用它来改善和拓展业务。社交媒体代表了一个虚拟社区，具有共同兴趣（例如特定爱好或活动）的人们可以在其中相互互动和社交。因此，形成了在线社交网络（或在线兴趣社区），将其成员团结起来并提供共同感兴趣的机会。 **近年来，社交网络的概念也从信息和通信技术的角度出现，以提供高效的通信平台和计算系统，为各种社交网络应用程序提供数据服务。当该模型还考虑用户当前的社交背景（例如他们的物理位置）时，它特别有效。近年来，随着智能手机、平板电脑等移动设备的普及，移动版社交网络MSN（Mobile Social Network，移动社交网络）蓬勃发展。 MSN 的特点是使用无线通信技术和智能手机。它给我们带来了一个无处不在、无所不能的沟通平台，帮助我们比以往更好地保持联系；然而，尽管MSN及其应用程序具有巨大的优势，MSN仍然面临许多安全和隐私挑战。其中一项挑战是在 MSN 中蓬勃发展的基于位置的服务中保护位置隐私。这些服务允许移动用户利用其位置信息访问附近的一些基于位置的服务，或与​​附近的其他移动用户共享信息。**拟议的研究旨在解决这些挑战，特别是通过考虑自治和分散的 MSN 及其应用程序，这在之前报告的研究中并不是主要考虑因素。拟议的研究还将帮助加拿大建立并加强其在全球信息技术（IT）领域的领导地位；它将允许新技术和服务，并在移动计算领域创造新的创新方向。因此，还可以培育和设计新的业务模式和收入来源。**通过该计划培训的总部人员将配备安全技术以及无线通信和移动计算；这些对于当今移动计算时代的成功至关重要，并将有助于确保加拿大 IT 行业的繁荣未来。