Privacy Concerns and Measures in Metaverse: A Review

Metaverse is the new buzzword in today's digital world. It is a new internet application and a new form of the social world that integrates new technologies such as; Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Extended Reality (XR), Blockchain (BC),etc. The metaverse can be seen as a virtual world that mimics the real world. Most things that can be done in the real world, such as shopping, making new friends, attending concerts, playing games, and so on, can be done differently in Metaverse. While a person who represents himself with his presence in the real world realizes this representation in the digital world with his personal data. Hence, the Metaverse exploits personal data to create and maintain this virtual world. At this point, privacy concerns of users in Metaverse occur, and Metaverse Service Providers (MSP) should take these concerns into account. This paper focuses on privacy concerns in Metaverse, presents some measures in order to minimize these concerns, and provides a comprehensive list of personal data collected and processed in Metaverse.