EncryptPost: A Framework for User Privacy on Social Networking Sites

Social networking sites are gaining popularity among Internet users. As users are enjoying this new style of networking, the privacy concerns are also attracting public attention due to privacy breaches in social networking sites. We propose a framework that protects user privacy on a social networking site by shielding a user's personal post or messages, other service providers or third parties who are not explicitly authorized by the user to view the content. The architecture maintains the usability of sites services and stores sensitive information in encrypted form on a separate server. Our result shows that the proposed framework successfully conceals a user's personal information, while allowing the user and his friends to explore Social networking site services as usual.