Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram, LinkedIn, and other social media sites are part of most people’s every day lives. On Facebook, people post their maiden names, their parents’ names, their birthdays, the birthdays of their children, their hometowns, their home address, their home and cell phone numbers, along with myriad other personal information. This information gives anyone with a computer just about every essential piece of information about you.
Limit what you share online to protect your identity and privacy.
Sharing too many details on social media sites can put you in physical danger as well. Letting the internet know where you live and when you will not be at home may lead to someone breaking into your house – especially when they see all the photos of your new TV, computers, and jewelry. Too many personal details, like your home address, phone number, and daily whereabouts and habits, gives stalkers plenty of information to use against you.
Many secure sites, like banking, insurance, loan, and school websites, require security questions. These questions include: “What is your mother’s maiden name?”, “What is your paternal grandmother/father’s name?”, “What town did you grow up in?”, or “What is your father’s birthday?” These answers can be found easily on some people’s Facebook pages.
Many secure sites, like banking, insurance, loan, and school websites, require security questions. These questions include: “What is your mother’s maiden name?”, “What is your paternal grandmother/father’s name?”, “What town did you grow up in?”, or “What is your father’s birthday?” These answers can be found easily on some people’s Facebook pages.
Sharing this kind of information can result in identity theft.
When choosing security questions, don’t choose ones that have answers easily discovered on social media. Choose harder questions only you know the answer to.
UPCleaner is good and permanent free enable the 1-Click Lock to protect your browser from tampering.
没有评论:
发表评论