Researchers aim to safeguard privacy on social networks
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 - 12:00
in Mathematics & Economics
At the end of 2014, Facebook reported 1.39 billion monthly active users. In the meantime, 500 million tweets were sent each day on Twitter. Indeed, social networks have come to dominate aspects of our lives. But all our social sharing comes with a price. Last year, the Pew Research Center found 81 percent of Americans feel "not very" or "not at all secure" using social media sites when they want to share private information with another trusted person or organization.