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Privacy and Security in Online Social Media · Quiz 2 · 23 Nov 2025 · September 2025 term

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Short Answer Questions [3 Marks each]

  1. Compare and contrast text-based, image-based, and multimodal methods used in Fake News detection. Provide examples of models or research papers mentioned in the lecture for each.

  2. Explain the components of Fake News and discuss how "non-physical" content features like purpose, sentiment, and topics can help in fake news detection.

  3. Analyze the risks associated with publicly available contact information on online social networks.

  4. Explain the concept of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). Differentiate between Secure, Trusted, and Hybrid VPNs.

  5. What are Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs)? Explain how they balance privacy and data utility with examples.

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Question 2 of 3 in the IIT Madras BS Privacy and Security in Online Social Media (PSOSM) Quiz 2 paper sat on 23 Nov 2025, in the September 2025 term (IIT M DEGREE AN EXAM QDB2 23 Nov 2025 NEW). It carries 15 marks.

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