iSchool Capstone

Aware: Privacy Management Dashboard for Facebook Data

Project tags:

data science & visualization

information policy & ethics

social media

Aware is a web application that helps Facebook users retrieve their personal data, understand their Facebook activity, and adjust their privacy settings. Our team was inspired to create Aware because we noticed that young adults do not understand their Facebook data and how to protect it, despite their deep concern for information privacy. Aware solves this problem by helping Facebook users make sense of various personal data, including ads, groups, politics, and interests information, and helping them manage their privacy settings. Our hope is that through Aware, users experience a greater sense of safety and control over their Facebook experience.

Project participants:

Erik Carlson

Informatics

Min Kim

Informatics

Daniel Lin

Informatics

Yenny Park

Informatics