DESIGNING A PRIVACY CENTRIC PHOTO SHARING SYSTEM FOR SOCIAL PLATFORMS
Keywords:
Privacy-Preserving, Photo Sharing, Social Media, Cryptography, Homomorphic Encryption, Secure Multi-Party Computation (SMC), Data Security, Context-Aware Privacy, User Control, Personal Data ProtectionAbstract
Social media lets us easily share important moments with loved ones, making it essential to our daily lives. Many people don't realize how sharing personal photos can compromise their privacy. Due to their limitations, encryption and access restrictions cannot guarantee privacy while facilitating sharing. This paper improves shared image protection by using homomorphic encryption and secure multi-party computation. These methods let users control who sees their photos while keeping the full image private. Complex access protocols and encrypted data restrict image access to authorized users. This method makes social media interactions more trustworthy and secure without compromising privacy or practicality. Research shows this method is effective and scalable, suggesting it could solve online privacy issues. In this era of omnipresence, this research redefines secure image sharing on social media platforms, giving users more data control.
