Information Security and Individual Privacy in Social Networks“Kurdish Users” as a Case Study

Abstract

In parallel to the advancement of “New Technology”, a significant evolution in the life of current users has occurred. In that regard, users" “private life” has entered a new phase: exposure, visibility, and availability of personal information to all is identified as “transparency”. These exposure and availability are not covered by organizations, official agencies, or application development companies only but by subscribers and users of social networks. The paradox is in this era of technological domination, “transparency” phenomena are a distinctive feature. However, this distinctive feature leads to individual privacy threat and facilitates information transmission to third parties, businesses, or is used for espionage and criminal purposes. In the view of this new evolution, individual privacy of users has entered a new phase, which is phase of “privacy lack” due to sharing news and personal information to all.