Security and Resolution Control of Image Upload on Online Social Networks

Abstract

Online Social Networks (OSNs) have experienced tremendous growth in recent years and become a de facto portal for hundreds of millions of Internet users. With the development of social media technologies, sharing photos in online social networks has now become a popular way for users to maintain social connections with others information contained in a photo makes it easier for a malicious viewer to infer sensitive information about those who appear in the photo. Many social networking sites is featured with photo sharing which assists users in posting photo to their families, friends and close ones. It ensures the safe upload of the photo and makes every individual present in the photo be aware of the posting activity and as well make them actively take part in the activity of photo posting. We propose the design, implementation and evaluation of HideMe, a framework to preserve the associated users’ privacy for online photo sharing.