On the Leakage of Personally Identifiable Information Via Online Social Networks

The popularity of Online Social Networks (OSN) has accelerated the appearance of vast amounts
of personal information (PII) on the Internet. Our research shows that it is possible for third-parties to link PII, which is leaked via social networks, with user actions both within OSN sites and elsewhere on non-OSN sites. We refer to this ability to link PII and combine it with other information...