Privacy is one of the biggest issues
when it comes to using social media. You may think that your privacy
is guaranteed just because you have set your account to private, but
this is not always the case. Even with privacy settings used,
advertising still manages to target you personally, to do this they
look at what you like, things you say and even purchase, you may
think that no one but you has access but you would be wrong. Posting
a photo on your Facebook account for example, you may set this to
friends only, but what if a friend of yours takes a screenshot of the
picture and then uploads it to another site? Bad friend if they do
this but the real question is, is it still private then? With most
social media sites there is some fine print when uploading photos
that pretty much says that once you upload these photos that they
then have to right to use the photos in anyway they see fit. It seems
so wrong but is apparently very legal.
Its very important when using social
media to be careful with what you say, pictures you post and
information that you provide, as any of these may be used.
This site has a good overview of the
many privacy dangers that there are in using social media.
The absolute best way to maintain your
privacy is to not use social media at all, but wheres the fun in
that? So remember to be careful, check your settings, think before
you post and read the fine print.
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