You are putting out information about your name, location, age, gender, and many other types of information that you may not want to let others know. Most people would say be careful, but no one can be certain at any given time. As long as people can know who you exactly are, then some can find ways to do you in. Scams and Harassment
There is a potential for failure of security in both personal and business context. While many sites apply certain measures to keep any of these cases of harassment, cyber-stalking, online scams, and identity theft to an absolute minimum, you still may never know. Time Consuming
If this is not your kind of thing, that it would just be a waste of time for you. The key to social networking is that it is supposed
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They can discuss on different topics, share information, and exchange files and pictures. There are some people who use these sites as a platform to meet long lost friend and batch mates, whereas there are others for whom it becomes a bridge to meet their future love. You can either reconnect with your friends and family members or search a dating partner. Some people also use these websites to promote their blogs and services. The professional people uses this as a medium to raise their visibility, get noticed, tell about their company, service, and get more …show more content…
Security is one of the topmost concerns of social networking sites that you currently use. This is mainly because the social networking sites allow you to display your personal information such as name, location, and email address. There are some people who always in search of a fake identity. If they get all the information about you on internet, they may use your identity for different type of illegal activities, which may cause you problems in future. It is always advisable to don 't provide your entire identity information
To start off with, you cant just give out information to anyone. You must give out only the basic information. If u decide to give out more then the information that's needed that puts you at a high risk of getting your information stolen. According to passage 1 " Social Networks Can Jeopardize Your Data Privacy" Hadley Jones says " This can be he user's first and last names, and email address, for example. Some networks go further and ask about user's interest, activities, or location. In many cases,the idea is to facilitate conversations online between users
Introduction: For the past 30 years Social Networking has and will continue to be one of the most impactful aspects of technology. Technology has been around for quite some time and continues to improve with time. According to dictionary.com, social network is “an online community of people with a common interest who use a website or other technologies to communicate with each other and share information.” With all of this information being shared their can be quite a few of pros and cons that come along with social networking. Also, the history shouldn 't be ignored and how it has really came along way in such a short amount of time.
All this information that we naively post online can affect our personal life. Even though, Social networking sites do not pose much of a threat on physical security, but they can pose serious effects on information and operational security. Any personal information that is posted on social media networks can aid identity thieves. Many financial institutions use security questions such as date of birth, mother’s maiden name, and pets’ names, which are commonly posted by users on these social networks. Identity thieves also use illegitimate third-party applications and false connection requests to gain personal information. These applications may be in the form of games, quizzes, and questionnaires that are designed to provide assistance with
Social networking sites give their users an easy way to share information about themselves. However, many users are quickly finding that the information they intend to share with their friends can all too easily find its way into the hands of the authorities, strangers, the press, and the public at large. For example, job recruiters are looking to these sites as well as performing more traditional background checks on potential employees. Performing a search using these sites may result in retrieving a substantial amount of personally identifiable information about a person. (epic.org, 2010)
From a student’s perspective, what do you think about the use of social media as a learning platform in tertiary level education?
Social media, in one way or another, is one thing that at least someone has at the very least one account. The loose term social media can range from websites like Facebook and Tumblr to Twitter and Instagram, as well as everything in between. The main question in hand about the paper is, ‘Should social media be allowed or banned in the work place?’ Through two articles and one journal, one will be able to evaluate and answer for themselves the situationally biased question. But, before going into the arguments and information, one must first critique and analyze if a source is even reliable enough to count for any opinion. The main difference between a four and a one source author is that within a four’s author, there is some type of evidence
and family, and also “meet like-minded people” ( Metz, par. 1). In some cases, business people such as Ron West, claim that he uses Facebook “to become acquainted with new customers”( par. 8). Yes, these types of websites are great tools to stay in touch with old classmatesand faraway family members. It is a great source of communication, but there is always a con to every pro. Even though users are connecting with others, users of social networks never know exact...
Being involved socially online can open many doors to hackers and scammers. Posting too much information online can be a way for scammers to steal information.
...ending much time on social networking sites affects people’s work and study, and people will become more and more isolated from their friends in real life. Moreover, it is difficult to protect users’ privacy on social networking sites, so it may result in the risk of revealing person details.
Some may argue that social networking sites allow people to make new friends and improve their relationships. That may
“Many fear that social networking sites make users vulnerable to identity theft, threaten privacy, and even expose young people to online predators” (Lüsted 9). On many social networking sites, people post information that is not appropriate for the online world. When one is sharing things online, there is always a possibility that it is being shared with people one may not know or trust. For instance, sharing personal information about one 's life, embarrassing photos, and things that could ruin one’s reputation should be kept private as they can all result in dire consequences. One should note that once something is posted, it can not be taken back. By managing information that is posted or keeping personal information private, one can greatly decrease the risks of any of the mentioned hidden dangers from happening. (Social Networking Security and Safety Tips) “limiting the search of a profile could decrease the chances of encountering a hidden danger.” When arranging meetings in person with online acquaintances, caution should be taken as
...lso many other sites on the internet that are dangerous such as online gambling sites that say you can win lots of money. With these types of sites and many other sites that want you to give up personal information such as credit cards numbers, pin numbers, or social security number you have to be very careful and make sure that the site is a creditable site.
There are about one and a half billion users of social media worldwide. It can be used to meet new people, find old friends, chat the day away, join interest groups, or even to share pictures. Social networks were mostly created so people could meet and find new friends. What most users of social media don't know, are the dangers of using social media. One example is when you meet a person online, because they are not always who they say they are. If someone is not who you may think they are, who could they be? They can be a stalker or a person that wants to steal your identity; which could be done easily thanks to new developments of new technology. Also thanks to new technology it is now easier for people using your information to track you. Posting personal information can risk your family and friends lives. Social media can be used as a weapon against you. It can even lead to a kidnapping, or even someone's death. Many people use social media to help to waste time, but could also become an unhealthy addiction. Also social media can damage your future. When you are a teen you tend to post pretty much anything you want. This is dangerous because you can post too much personal information. What most teens don't realize is that what they do on social media now can affect them for the rest of their life. It can even come back to haunt you in the future. Social media is dangerous because it makes it easier to be stalked, identity theft to happen, kidnappings and murders, and also can ruin your future.
Almost over a billion people use Social Media Websites daily in order to get in touch with their Loved Ones, Family, and Friends. These sites are widely used to share photos, experiences, and loads of other personal items. They are no doubt a valuable tool for marketing, social, and entrepreneurial purposes but they have some really serious downsides as well. There are a lot of risks concerned with Social Networking Websites. For example, Disclosure of private and personal information, Bullying, and harassment, stalking, child Abuse, mental attacks in the form of Negative, racial, sexual, and Offensive comments, phishing, viruses, hacking, click bait, fraud, and inappropriate links, etc. are associated with Social Networking
... only for interaction but also as medium of information. Social media focus on the ability of people to collaborate and share information online. Social media are to help people keep in touch whether they are living far off with to each other. In social media it may lead to negative side when these tools being misused by the user where they are interference into user privacy. This shows that there will be many more threats and risks the user will face if they do not take active steps to protect their privacy, rather than relying on the social networking sites policies. (Krishnamurthy & Wills, 2008).