The Internet and social networking are quickly integrating into a "if you have one you need the other" type of thing. Nearly everybody uses some sort of social networking platform to display themselves either to friends or in a professional manner, trying to keep both worlds separate so those Saturday night wild party pictures don't end up in the bosses' inbox. There are numerous articles all over the net about people mostly celebrities whose accounts were hacked and not so friendly statements were made which could ultimately lead to a downfall or a loss of revenue. Also on the same level many people lose jobs because their company has some policy against conduct which could tarnish the company name or either photos or videos of their private networking profiles become somehow public material and this leads to firings or demotions in the workplace because these photos or comments go against company policy or are just improper in nature.
When using social networking usually some basics of net usage have to be revisited, such as don't give out credit card and social security numbers, bank account info because people who may be your friends or maybe seem to be so may use this easily acquired information for their benefit and it will only be your fault. One big mistake people make time and time again is when they leave home for a vacation they leave their home empty and constantly write on their Facebook walls "gone for the week with the family to Madrid" or something to the effect telling people you are gone and my house is empty please come rob it. Especially if you haven't set up any sort of controls on you social network pages such as a common mistake many Facebook user's make your page is accessible to the whole world including your prying neighbors who may just fancy your 54' Hi-Def TV enough to break in and take it with them for no one to find out and only yourself to blame, for telling the whole world I am not home make yourself comfortable with my possessions. Also with the advance of smart phones you can tweet or update your status anywhere, but beware of leaving you accounts open on your phone as if it falls into the wrong hands things maybe said which you would never fathom to utter leading to embarrassing situations, or even worse if your account is hacked all your information can be stolen pictures published without your permission. As technology advances so do the problems which accompany it so we must make sure we are protecting ourselves and our loved ones by taking the proper security measures and cautions as needed on the net to maintain privacy.
The main reason people use Social Networking is to connect with friends family and co-workers to keep in touch etc. in the case many people share private information. these companies have policies which you should check to make sure your information is not being sold to the highest bidder or if the controls prevent you from having your pictures copied by someone you don't know. There are many internal applications on websites such as Facebook which ask you before you opt in that we will access your personal information from your page and may use it in the future to provide you with future improvements or something you may be interested in. This essentially means that we may send ads to you use your picture and information for our project usage, if you think the company is trustable and has a good reputation use it otherwise nobody knows where your information will end up. So on a Social networking site make sure you dont put soemthing on their you may regret in the future or may jeopardize your career ladder.
http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=1331
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