Your Privacy Concerns over Social Networking
Social Networking and your privacy can be an interesting topic we should all take into account.On the one hand, Pete Cashmore of Mashable has already rightfully declared some time ago that Privacy is Dead. On the other hand, you will find those who are actually still afraid to sign up a social networking site due to
privacy concerns. It is these people that I want to address with this blog post.
Let me indicate that everyone really should have some social networking privacy concerns. Facebook has produced some blunders where they once made each of our profile information public automatically.Location based services like Foursquare announce to the world whenever we “check-in” with a location, causing us to prime targets for both stalkers and also robbers who hang out on Please Rob Me to find their next target.
You do have control over the flow of your respective social networking information. Social networking sites like LinkedIn offers you full control over who reaches see how much of your profile.If you are really concerned, head to Settings on each site and learn the way they work before you decide to post any personal information. Or just don’t post any private information!
It all comes down to weighing the pros and the cons, the advantages and potential costs associated of taking part in social networking. I personally think that privacy happens to be dead, where there are much more advantages than disadvantages in being active on social networking. Google yourself and discover what arises about you beyond your social networking sites and you’ll see what I mean.
Taking it a pace further, I grew up with realizing that any house without notice could be robbed if a person made a concentrated attempt to do so. I believe the same holds true with our identities, and so, although social networking could amplify your details, the problems of privacy and ID theft predate the advent of social networking.
The option is one that only you can make, but I feel that responsibly using social networking can help you reap the huge benefits while mitigating potential risks involved.
Golden rule of Social Networking Privacy.
- Don’t say anything or post anything to your profile that you'd not want any stranger to find out
You do have control over the flow of your respective social networking information. Social networking sites like LinkedIn offers you full control over who reaches see how much of your profile.If you are really concerned, head to Settings on each site and learn the way they work before you decide to post any personal information. Or just don’t post any private information!
It all comes down to weighing the pros and the cons, the advantages and potential costs associated of taking part in social networking. I personally think that privacy happens to be dead, where there are much more advantages than disadvantages in being active on social networking. Google yourself and discover what arises about you beyond your social networking sites and you’ll see what I mean.
Taking it a pace further, I grew up with realizing that any house without notice could be robbed if a person made a concentrated attempt to do so. I believe the same holds true with our identities, and so, although social networking could amplify your details, the problems of privacy and ID theft predate the advent of social networking.
The option is one that only you can make, but I feel that responsibly using social networking can help you reap the huge benefits while mitigating potential risks involved.
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