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Summary: Social Network Data Mining Privacy Community Team CBC News Posted: Nov 27, 2011 4:55 PM ET Presented by: Group 16 Facebook Data Mining Commercial Use ◦ Location State, city, zip code ◦ Demographics Age range Sex Sexual Orientation Relationship status Languages Laser Focused Ad Campaigns ◦ Interests ◦ Education & Work ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Operational Messages & Chats Wall posts Likes & dislikes Other Demographics Religious beliefs Political Views [1] & [2] European Commission Cracking Down EC plans to stop the way websites eavesdrop ◦ Currently, firms harvest information from people's activities on social networks and make it available to advertisers This January EC hopes to ban such targeted advertising Users must know what data is collected and further processed and for what purposes [1] [3] Summary The social site gathers far more information and uses them to laser-focus the advertisements that appear on each person's page by other companies. “Mining and analyzing these big new data sets can open the door to marketing and for this reason this information could be used for other purposes, accelerating productivity and economic growth.” Applying data mining to those data sets will help to discover new businesses and predict consumer behavior and market shifts.” e.g. Google, Foursquare, etc. but at the same time it is important to understand the limits of privacy Why Interesting? As data miners, our tasks are colliding with these concerns. It is important to know the privacy of the data that we are collecting for the specific analysis. To know how the data will be used to the ultimate advantage of the people whose personal information is captured in the database. Be sensitive to these worries when collecting or using data, or else we risk burdensome and counterproductive regulation. Some organizations have created the role of chief privacy officer to oversee the protection and use of data. Relationship With Course Relevant to chapters of Data Mining and Data Warehousing. New application or societal impact of database techniques we learn. The use of data mining for marketing purposes. References 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Lewis, Jason. "Facebook Faces a Crackdown on Selling Users' Secrets to Advertisers." The Telegraph. 26 Nov. 2011. Web. 28 Nov. 2011. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/8917836/Facebook-facesa-crackdown-on-selling-users-secrets-to-advertisers.html Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ads/create/ http://donottrackplus.com/ “European Commission Cracks down on Facebook Data Mining.” CBC News. 27 Oct. 2011. Web. 28 Nov. 2011. http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/11/27/technology-facebookeuropean-commission.html Angwin, Julia. "Facebook Retreats on Privacy." The Wall Street Journal. 26 Nov. 2011. Web. 28 Nov. 2011. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240529702042246045770303837455 15166.html Edelstein, Herb. "Data Mining and Privacy." Information Management. Dec. 2003. Web. 28 Nov. 2011. http://www.informationmanagement.com/issues/20031201/7768-1.html