# Metaverse: Security and Privacy Issues

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2205.07590 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2205.07590/

## Key facts

- Cited by 6 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 16 May 2022.

## Built on by (most cited first, 6 of 6)

- [AI and 6G into the Metaverse: Fundamentals, Challenges and Future Research Trends](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2208.10921/) (2022)
- [Secure and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence-Extended Reality (AI-XR) for Metaverses](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2210.13289/) (2022)
- [The Metaverse: Survey, Trends, Novel Pipeline Ecosystem & Future Directions](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2304.09240/) (2023)
- [Privacy Preservation in Artificial Intelligence and Extended Reality (AI-XR) Metaverses: A Survey](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2310.10665/) (2023)
- [Towards Zero-trust Security for the Metaverse](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2302.08885/) (2023)
- [The Dual Impact of Virtual Reality: Examining the Addictive Potential and Therapeutic Applications of Immersive Media in the Metaverse](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2401.03461/) (2024)

## Abstract (arXiv)

The metaverse promises a host of bright opportunities for business, economics, and society. Though, a number of critical aspects are still to be considered and the analysis of their impact is almost non-existent. In this paper, we provide several contributions. We start by analysing the foundations of the metaverse, later we focus on the novel privacy and security issues introduced by this new paradigm, and finally we broaden the scope of the contribution highlighting some of the far-reaching yet logical implications of the metaverse on a number of domains, not all of them in tech. Throughout the paper, we also discuss possible research directions. We believe that the provided holistic view on the foundations, technology, and issues related to the metaverse-with a focus on security and privacy-, other than being an interesting contribution on its own, could also pave the way for a few multidisciplinary research avenues.