It may be as harmless as it may seem but facts about you, photos you upload, videos, upcoming events and public viewed journal can lead to something worse than expected, you and your love one's safety will be jeopardize if the habit didn't stop.
"expose information such as contact details or dates of birth on their online "profiles".
"expose information such as contact details or dates of birth on their online "profiles".
Among 18 to 24-year-olds the proportion putting themselves at risk of identity fraud rises to 34%.-Get Safe Online" some become victims of bullies "a teen committed suicide after repeated bullying at Bebo by the site's fellow members. This is the eighth underage death in Britain over the past few months." others are Identity theft case"Those who frequent these sites should be aware the data they share may make them prey for online attacks, Giving out a social security number, paired with a birthday and name, could provide enough ammunition for criminals to hack into financial records and compromise users' personal information.-Ron Texeria, executive director of NCSA.
And there's tons of other similar devastating story. so How do we protect ourselves and our love ones?
FBI and Internet security experts create this list of ways to protect yourself against Internet related crimes:
- Change your passwords frequently
- Adjust Web site privacy settings
- Be selective when adding friends
- Limit access to your profile to contacts you trust
- Disable options such as photo sharing
- Be careful what you click on
- Familiarize yourself with the security and privacy settings
- Learn how to report a compromised account
- Use security software that updates automatically
refrain ourselves, sometimes although we are not the type to be targeted by the bad guys but on how he behave online we might trigger conflicts and misunderstanding that may lead in danger.
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