Since the other topic this week involving hardware can't really be connected to an idea focused on social media, my post for this week will focus instead on identity theft. And like last week, with the great amount of personal info put into this idea keeping identities secure is more important than privacy. Most of the information or photos supplied won't focus on areas such as these, but any ones that can will need to be carefully monitored and controlled.
In the area focusing on spreading and exploring different ideas other people choose to contribute, any posts that request financial info such as PIN or SS numbers will be immediately be found and deleted. A word recognition software could be used to find these keywords such as "social security", "PIN", "or "ATM" to eliminate or prevent posts with these words from being used, or submit them for review to judge if they're an attempt to steal financial info or not. This would include direct attempts to ask, real or fake advertisements, or scams/tricks to get any vital info. For anyone adding posts, there would also be a reminder on the page where they write their post not to share any personal information.
For the profile page, despite it requiring a large, customizable amount of information to be shared, none of it will ever be personal info. The service will be free, similar to Facebook, and won't ever request any monetary or important identity information. There will also be a disclaimer in the beginning that says any page or person saying this kind of information is needed on the site is fake and should be reported immediately, in case there are people who try to trick people in revealing their info.
Lastly, any applications created or spread on the website related to areas like credit scores, social security, or bank statements claiming to be software to help manage private info will not be allowed, and immediately banned if located in use on the site. This is case users attempt to steal the information through creating or circulating fake applications.
Nice post -- I would have appreciated a more explicit linkage drawn between your idea and identity theft concerns. In the context of a social site centered upon creativity, to what extent is identity theft a concern? For your site to succeed it is critical individuals are correctly credited for their creative works. If identity theft is a problem, how can I know in confidence who is responsible for what creative works?
ReplyDeleteAlong with identity theft, what other security concerns are an issue? Why is accounting for security, ultimately, important to the success of your business? What are other social media sites doing to combat identity theft?
For copyright issues like that, I would likely design it so the user could create a translucent signature that would automatically appear in the corner of any uploaded pictures or video as a simple way of identifying the images. It could be placed in any area, but a spot closer to the center is preferred since it would make it more difficult to simply cut out.
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