A Security Model Proposal for a Social Communications Broker

Today the current trend of Online Social Networks services is changing the way people relate each other on the Internet. In this context, telecommunication operators have the opportunity to enrich the users online social environment integrating their services with the Social Networks, leading to a new "social communications experience". Given the importance of privacy and security issues on the operator\´s world, a security model defining basic principles and policies is needed for the success of this new set of services. In this article four key points are defined for this security model.