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ADAPTIVE INFORMATION ACCESS: PERSONALIZATION AND PRIVACY

BARRY SMYTH

Adaptive Information Cluster, School of Computer Science & Informatics, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland

ChangingWorlds Ltd., Ireland

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Abstract

As online information continues to grow at an exponential rate our ability to access this information effectively does not, and users are often frustrated by how difficult it is to locate the right information quickly and easily. So-called personalization technology is a potential solution to this information overload problem: by automatically learning about the needs and preferences of users, personalized information access solutions have the potential to offer users a more proactive and intelligent form of information access that is sensitive to their long-term preferences and current needs. In this paper, we document two case-studies of the use of personalization techniques to support information browsing and search. In addition, we consider the inevitable privacy issues that go hand-in-hand with profiling and personalization techniques and highlight the importance of striking the right balance between privacy and personalization when it comes to the development and deployment of practical systems.

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