Privacy

Since the day the internet was born the issue of identity theft has been a problem. People would give out their private information to fraudulent emails, phone calls, texts, pretty much any means of communication. People make fake websites to look like that of a legitimate one, such as a bank, then try to get you to input all your information stating it is necessary and imperative to do so. People have fell victim to these tactics since they first began and still do. Some unfortunate people give out their social security number or passport information. Then they get into real trouble because now their identity is at risk. Identity theft ruins so many lives every year and is not a laughing matter. It can all start with someone viewing you Facebook or Twitter account, and then before you know it, they have all the information necessary to take you identity away from you. By then it will be too late to do anything because I will never know it is happening. People think that just because there are millions of users on the net that they will never fall victim to these things. But they’re wrong. The more people there are to prey on, the better it is for scammers. They can weed out the ones who are smart with their personal information and hunt the ones who aren’t so wise. The more users, the more likely there will be careless people. Starting from the year 2010, there have been a multitude of large scale hack attacks on major websites including SNS and banks. Facebook, yahoo, chase, twitter have all fell victim to these attacks. Not only that but the hackers now have all the login information of all the users of those websites. There was also a bug called the heartbleed that made headlines not too long ago. This bug allowed hackers to access large databases including people username, passwords and other vital information. Like many people they use one password for multiple sites and if just one account gets hacked, the damage these hackers can do is devastating. That is why creating multiple strong passwords is important for your safety. This is just one of the issues regarding privacy on social media today. There are countless other issues regarding our privacy on the web. People should be aware of the dangers and adjust accordingly to use the internet to their benefit.