Digital Security
30 mins
Big Data and the Social Networks
- Abstract:
- This course will cover how leading, popular social networks are using big data. We will also share useful tips on how to protect your privacy on these platforms.
- About this course:
- We will look at what big data is, how social networks use big data, as well as how we can limit the information we share online. We recommend you take this course with the course Cyber harassment: Concepts and prevention tactics.
- What do I learn:
- You will learn about how social networks use the data that you are sharing on their platforms and how to protect your privacy on these networks.
- What do I need to know:
- This course is suitable for anyone who uses social network for personal reasons, for online advocates, to advocate or anyone at risk especially female activists and human rights defenders.
Trainers
Jennifer Kanaan
This course is presented by Jennifer Kanaan, a digital marketing and social media expert working on digital security in the Middle East for the Cyber Arabs project. Cyber Arabs is a project for digital security in the Arab world under IWPR (Institute for War & Peace Reporting).
- 1.1 Introduction to course1.2 What is big data?1.3 How Facebook is using big data1.4 The Instagram Acquisition and What Does it mean for Big Data
- 2.1 The big 3 and big data2.2 The big 3 and big data2.3 Big Data Quiz
- 3.1 How is Facebook Messenger turning into a new advertising platform3.2 How is Twitter dealing with big data
- 4.1 Social Network Privacy
- 5.1 Conclusion and final thoughts on big data
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