1. Technical Field
The subject matter described herein relates generally to online services and, more particularly, to data access lockdown.
2. Related Background
A typical person may have at least one online account. Commonly, people have online accounts that are associated with electronic communication (e.g., email), photo sharing services, video sharing websites, social networks, etc.
A user of the online account shares information with other users. The user may directly share information with another user (e.g., in an email message). The user may indirectly share information with another user through, for example, an online social network (e.g., posting content on an online social network that is not designated for any specific user, but for a plurality of users having a common trait or characteristic).
A user may share information with another user in situations where sharing may not be intended. For example, a user may store information (e.g., text, audio, video, or image file) in a shared storage system (e.g., cloud storage) but may not restrict other users from listening to, downloading, or otherwise accessing the information.
At one point or another, sharing information online may pose problems that need to be resolved, such as unauthorized access or data leakage.