WELCOME TO THE PRESENTATION

NAME : MD RAJIB RAHMAN

ID: 062-14-408

TOPIC IS: Does Social Networking

Threats to Your Privacy ?

YES
WHAT ARE SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ?
• Howard Rheingold’s book, Smart Mobs,
he identifies that social networking
sites are places of information; “Every
time someone interacts with another
person, there is the potential to
exchange information…The structure
of everyone’s links to everyone else in
a network that acts as a channel
through which news, job tips, possible
romantic partners name, date of birth,
and even contact details for example e-
mail address and phone numbers
”(2002, 56)
 HOW DOES IT THREATENED PRIVACY ?
• With the notion of information available
to other people it brings risks to social
networking sites. These risks include
cyber-stalking, where individuals can
view their victims’ profile and access
information, such as their e-mail
address and telephone numbers and
harass or contact their victims in an
unsolicited manner. Additionally with
social networks there is the threat of
identity theft, “It is not just the average
net user who is a fan of social
network sites, so are hi-tech criminals.”
(Ward, 2008) criminals use social
networking sites to gain personal
information off victims’ profiles.
HOW DOES IT THREATENED PRIVACY ?
• Social media is built on trusting
relationships. Exploiting this trust of a
target through fake accounts or
through friending is the art of
gathering information that could be
used in password attacks. If you ever
forget your password and have to
reset it, a lot of the questions asked in
the reset process are based on
information that is already in your
profile. Further, many networks have
default privacy settings that are wide
open and require a manual setting to
lock them down.
 PREVENTION TIPS

If you use social media and regularly

update your status or profile with
pictures, video, or information about
your whereabouts or daily routines,
please keep the following advice in
mind:
• Before you post anything online,
think about what a hacker, stalker,
employer, or potential employer
could do with that data. Could an ex,
who’s fighting for custody, use the
data against you in court?
 PREVENTION TIPS

• Don’t give away specifics. Don’t

post your address, date of birth,
kids’ names, pets’ names, phone
numbers, or any account numbers
or financial information of any
kind. You really shouldn’t even
post children's’ photos online.
 PREVENTION TIPS
• Do not tell the world you are going
on vacation! Or if you’re just going
to dinner or the beach and won’t be
at your house for several hours, why
would you let potential burglars
know that you’re away?
• If you’re a “partier” and like to
imbibe, informing the world that you
just smoked a joint is not only one of
the worst things you could do for
your career, it also makes all your
friends guilty by association. And
don’t announce that you’re
hungover, because after the age of
23, you ought to know better.
 PREVENTION TIPS
• Before posting pictures or videos,
consider what a criminal or potential
employer might see. Could they be
used against you in any way?
• If you let your kids use social media,
you must monitor every aspect of their
Internet activities. Pick up McAfee’s
Family Protection software and take
control of your childrens’ Internet use.
• Take advantage of privacy settings
and lock down your profile, so that
only those who you approve can view
everything.
 PREVENTION TIPS
• Get a credit freeze. Go to
ConsumersUnion.org and follow the
steps for your particular state. This is
an absolutely necessary tool to
secure your credit. In most cases, it
prevents new accounts from being
opened in your name. This makes
your Social Security number useless
to a potential identity thief.
• Invest in Intelius identity theft
protection and prevention. Not all
forms of identity theft protection can
be prevented, but identity theft
protection services can dramatically
reduce your risk.