Abstract

The advancements in wireless communication technologies and smart mobile devices enabled the proliferation of Mobile Social Networks (MSN). MSN is more flexible and popular than Online Social Network (OSN). It provides a platform for intelligent device users to search on the Internet and connect to people in close proximity to obtain the required information. Connecting with other people in close proximity is the prominent feature of MSN. In social network connections are built based on common interest and location traces. To connect with more people who have similar interest profile matching is one of the essential steps. A new connection is built by comparing the profile of two strange users. During this process, private information of a user may get leaked. A major issue greatly raised and potentially vulnerable in MSN is user privacy preservation. During profile matching the ill-intended user may receive the private information of another user and misuse it. The issue of privacy in profile matching is focused by many researchers. This paper reviews the work done in the domain of privacy and security issues of profile matching and provides a comprehensive analysis on it.

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