Προστασία της ιδιωτικότητας των χρηστών των μέσων κοινωνικής δικτύωσης σε οικοσυστήματα έξυπνων κινητών

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Οικοσυστήματα έξυπνων κινητών ; Έξυπνα κινητά τηλέφωνα ; Μέσα κοινωνικής δικτύωσης ; Ιδιωτικότητα ; Προσωπικά δεδομένα ; Smartphones ; Smartphone ecosystems ; GDPR ; Social media ; Social media privacy ; Social media consentAbstract
The subject of this master thesis is the protection of social media users’ privacy in smartphone ecosystems. Τhe growing need to safeguard the rights of smartphone users, whose daily life depends almost exclusively on the possibilities of communication and interaction offered by social media, constitutes the reason for researching this topic.
The master thesis is divided into three parts. The first Chapter analyzes the concept and the components of a smartphone ecosystem, including the different operating systems and applications developed there, as well as the life cycle of the data collected and being transferred by the parties involved. In addition, specific privacy issues observed in these ecosystems are presented, with particular emphasis on the different ways of collecting and processing personal data in each operating system. The second Chapter deals with social media, specifically with their characteristics, the personal data that can be collected from users, the data collection and processing methods, the “famous” terms of use and data protection policies. At the same time, this Chapter includes a theoretical analysis regarding the users’ behaviour towards the processing of their personal data. The third Chapter analyzes specific legal issues related to the protection of social media users’ privacy in smartphone ecosystems, such as - indicatively - the lawfulness and transparency of processing, the different stakeholders’ roles, the consent issues and the users’ rights. Finally, this Chapter presents some technical measures while designing an application or an operating system for smartphones, in order to ensure a high and acceptable level of compliance with the regulatory framework in Europe.