Many social networking sites, like Facebook, have privacy settings that put most of the control in the hands of the user, and most users will say they keep their personal profiles relatively private. But how much of our privacy do we really control? About a month ago, Facebook once again changed its privacy settings without informing the users. When logged onto Facebook, take a look at the URL box at the top of your window. If it reads "http" instead of "https," you are not browsing with a secured connection. Though this can be changed by the user (if you would like to do so, I have directions at the end of the post), Facebook has it
automatically set to the
non-secure setting. Changes like these happen so frequently that they often go unnoticed by even the most secure and private users. So then, how secure are we? In the scroll box below, I have embedded a chart from
wordstream.com that reveals some shocking and interesting statistics about the privacy of Google and Facebook users.
With scary statistics like the ones shown above, why do so many people continue providing personal information to social networking sites? Why do these social networking sites, like Facebook, make their privacy settings automatically unsecured? The answer to these and many other questions may never truly be answered. But one thing is for sure, most loyal Internet users will trust the Internet until they are given a reason not to, and by then the consequences may be too substantial to overcome.
How to secure your Facebook connection:
1. Go to "Account Settings"
2. Click "Security" on the left top corner
3. Click "Edit" next to "Secure Browsing"
4. Check the box, then click "Save".
Sources:
http://www.wordstream.com/articles/google-privacy-internet-privacy
The graphic is informative but feels too much like a scare tactic. Don't get me wrong. I agree with the point that companies release too much information and don't protect their customers. They want more website hits which translates into money. The more about their users information, the more likely they are to have users flocking to their sites.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting. People definitely need to take seriously the information they share on the Internet - something I happen to agree strongly with the writers of Born Digital. Personal privacy and moderated posting cannot be overemphasized.
ReplyDeleteInformative blog! it was very useful for me.Thanks for sharing. Do share more ideas regularly.
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