This is the first post on the blog and I want to use this opportunity to ask you some questions to get you thinking about the idea of cyber security and keeping your infomation safe online.
How much data do you willingly give away on Facebook and other social media ?
Before any of the technicality of cookie use and consumer tracking you first have to think about what you willingly provide and if you are giving more away than you need. When you fill out a bio or profile form most sections are not needed to complete the process. Everything you state here becomes freely available and is the easiest information for anyone to find. So next time you fill out a bio really think about whether the website and other people on it, need to know what you’re saying and if not don’t bother putting it there. Also insure you set your account if possible to the most private setting. In a sense a twitter or Facebook profile in its simplest form doesn’t need to have anything other than your name, age and email address, beyond this all other information is down to you to control.
How much do you know about what goes on in terms of data collection ?
You might think that it doesn’t happen to you or that you have nothing to hide so why would it matter if anyone was collecting data on you. The unfortunate truth is that everyone is having data collected on them to some extent and there are risks attached to this process.
Big data and data collection are risking the privacy of all of our web and mobile communications and therefore an understanding of this process is important. Bellow i have linked a video on why you should care and a report that will get you clued in on the methods and uses of personal data collection.
If somehow you have never heard the name Edward Snowden or would rather watch a film about the possibilities of data collection, bellow is a link to the IMDB for the film Snowden which will show you how accessible your information is and is actually a pretty good watch!
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