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公开分享个人信息是否安全?Withtheriseofsocialmediaplatformsandtheinternetithasbecomeeasierthanevertoconnectwithpeopleacrosstheworld.Wearenowabletoshareourthoughtsideasphotosandexperienceswithanyoneandeveryonewechoose.Howeverthisconveniencecomeswithacaveat-themorewesharethemoreweopenourselvesuptothepossibilityofhavingourpersonalinformationcompromised.Intodayssocietyitiscommonforindividualstosharepersonalinformationonlinewhetheritbetheirfullnameaddressdateofbirthoreventheirsocialsecuritynumber.Whilethisinformationcanbeusefulforconnectingwithfriendsandfamilyitcanalsobeusedbycybercriminalstocommitfraudoridentitytheft.TakeforexampletherecentdatabreachatEquifaxoneofthethreelargestcreditreportingagenciesintheUnitedStates.In2017hackerswereabletogainaccesstothepersonalinformationofover143millionAmericansincludingnamesbirthdatessocialsecuritynumbersandaddresses.Thisbreachnotonlyexposedindividualstopotentialidentitytheftbutalsoexposedthevulnerabilityofourpersonalinformationontheinternet.AnotherexampleisthepopularsocialmediaplatformFacebook.In2018itwasdiscoveredthatthedataanalysisfirmCambridgeAnalyticahadobtainedpersonalinformationfromover87millionFacebookuserswithouttheirconsent.Thisinformationwasthenusedtoinfluencethe2016U.S.presidentialelectionandtheBrexitvote.ThescandalledtowidespreadoutrageandresultedinFacebookCEOMarkZuckerbergtestifyingbeforetheU.S.Congress.Theseincidentsserveasareminderthatsharingpersonalinformationonlinecancomewithsignificantrisks.Whilecompanieshavearesponsibilitytoprotecttheircustomersdataindividualscantakestepstosafeguardtheirowninformation.Sometipstoconsiderwhensharingpersonalinformationonlineinclude:
1.Becautiousofwhatyoushare:Beforesharinganypersonalinformationaskyourselfifitisnecessarytodoso.Forexampleisitnecessarytoincludeyourfulladdressinasocialmediaprofileorcanyousimplylistyourcityandstate
2.Usestrongpasswords:Useuniquecomplexpasswordsforeachaccountyouhave.Avoidusingeasilyguessedpasswordssuchas123456orpassword.
3.Takeadvantageofsecurityfeatures:Manysocialmediaplatformsoffersecurityfeaturessuchastwo-factorauthenticationwhichrequiresacodesenttoyourphoneinadditiontoyourpasswordtologin.
4.Keepyoursoftwareuptodate:Makesureallofyourdeviceshavethelatestsoftwareupdatesandpatchestoprotectagainstknownvulnerabilities.
5.Beawareofphishingscams:Phishingscamsinvolvetrickingindividualsintoprovidingpersonalinformationthroughfakeemailsorwebsites.Becautiouswhenclickingonlinksordownloadingattachmentsfromunknownsources.Inconclusionwhilesharingpersonalinformationonlinecanbeconvenientitisimportanttoconsiderthepotentialrisksandtakestepstoprotectyourinformation.Bybeingcautiousaboutwhatyoushareusingstrongpasswordsutilizingsecurityfeatureskeepingsoftwareuptodateandbeingawareofphishingscamsyoucanreducethechancesofhavingyourpersonalinformationcompromised.Itisuptobothindividualsandcompaniestoworktogethertocreateasaferenvironmentforsharingpersonalinformationonline.第PAGE页共NUMPAGES页。