Facebook privacy - are you worried?

Posted by: CafestudyAdmin

11th Apr 2018 12:36pm

Following the recent Facebook privacy scandal, have you changed your behaviour on Facebook? Are you conscious about how much you share and are you worried about your privacy?

missjuju

2nd May 2018 12:51pm

I have always been cautious on social media especially FB as I've experienced a family members information including photos, friend list and details provided by my family member taken to fake an identity. The person who took the info was eventually revealed and felt no wrong doings as she stated the info was not 'stolen' since her account wasn't 'private'. Prior to this situation I was quite happy to share my posts to the public however now I've changed even my first name to a nickname, removed where I reside, where I work, where I even studied. Thankfully the details used by the person wasn't for illegal financial gain, however they tarnished my family members reputation by all the lies told. I've also been hacked before and my PayPal account was used 3 separate times to purchase goods overseas. Despite being a tech savvy user, it can happen to anyone by just clicking the wrong link!

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