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Example 3: Data from a social network

• Case 1: the data are publically available on the internet (e.g. pictures that the user has published online).
  • Score = 1 (by public availability).

• Case 2: the data include information about the user's preferences and everyday life of the last month that the user has shared with his/her friends (e.g. information published on user's wall).
  • Score = 2 (no alteration due to contextual factors).

• Case 3: the data include information about the user's preferences and everyday life of the last year that the user has shared with his/her friends (e.g. information published on user's wall).
  • Score = 3 (a detailed profile of the individual can be created).

• Case 4: the data include personal communication (e.g. personal messages) that may expose information about users' sexual life or health status.
  • Score= 4 (leads to detailed profiling related to sensitive data).