Online
concerns
Did you know that studies have shown recently that people spend 25% of their time on different social media platforms? There’s a massive surge in the number of people who
the social networking sites nowadays,
goes
to show that
in these platforms is an
and a common issue. That’s why the limitation of social
accounts has never been more important than now, as it has a huge impact on people’s personal life. Whenever people talk about social networks in general, there’s always
topic about whether there should be freedom
speech or if
shall be applied.
, it’s not settled as
matter has its supporters and opponents. A
of people complain daily about stalkers who encroach their confidentiality.
, with a little bit of caution and with the validation of
, people can safely enjoy all benefits of those sites without taking any risks. I firmly believe that
shouldn’t get banned, because every day it becomes easier for spammers to intrude upon others secrecy. I think that comments and posts should be private as many users face
impersonation, harassment and the
downside of
-based services.
A
of the countries around the world agree upon the legalization of
. The control of internet-based crimes
a repeated demand among all people, especially Facebook users.
the users from viewing harmful content,
from causing corruption and monitors anyone using any social networking platform. There
a large range of well-intentioned reasons for the existence of
,
as stopping the fake news from spreading. People intend to spread fake news for absolutely no good reason but to cause deception and deceive
, and sometimes for advertising causes.
makes sure that every religion and any belief won’t get affronted from any blog or
shared on Facebook, as they will be filtered before any
steps. Without observing the online content, children can get access to rough and risky content that won’t be pleasant neither for them or to their parents.
, it protects sensitive military
that can’t be leaked or reached by anyone from outside.
Social media is here for long, same for hackers, spammers and online criminals who target social media accounts, especially the public ones, they can be more tempting than private accounts as they are harder to hack or impersonate. Generally, people
the comment feature
any platform as a way of delivering their opinion or
of view in a specific subject. Facebook is one of the most visited websites during
generation and people communicate most of the time through the comments, either by tagging their friends, stating a
or even expressing their political and religious opinions. In
cases, hackers find it easy to change the comment which might cause countless problems
the main owner of
or comment. Sometimes, people share their personal
with a friend through a comment or by uploading a
which facilitates the job for the scammer and it can even be counted as a leverage to abuse the user’s social identity among his followers and friends. Other online criminals find the public comments and posts a much more operative way to spread a virus or even a malware, by hacking a trusted
thenconjunction used in comparatives
commenting a specific link on one of his
, which just by clicking on it, his friend’s
will get hacked as well. Even worse than scams, the
can
the personal comments for identity mugging. So simply, impersonation is one of several ways used in order to gain access to personal
shared through
either over comments or posts, so as to commit fraud and online spying.
, the impersonator plays a role of someone who he hacked his
, and search for the people who are most likely to trust
hacked
, convincingly enough to fool them and gain access to their
too.
Social media threats aren’t only committed by strangers. Sometimes, a friend or a work colleague turns out to be less trustworthy than expected. Stalking and harassment have become a well-known online issues that most people face presently. Public comments and posts make it easier for stalkers to harass and perpetrate online crimes. Many workers upload their work on the internet, and gradually internet harassment is being acknowledged as a concern at workspaces, schools and at home as well.
is used in harassing, spreading rumours,
to threatening and maliciously embarrassing others. Public posts allow any stranger to comment and write whatever it pleases his purpose, whether by writing scandalous or provocative comments in front of
which might be detrimental
a
of readers and
speciallyto a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
the owner of the
. Other times,
create fake accounts and at that
they start posting sensitive and enticing posts and comments on others’ accounts in a very inappropriate way to humiliate them. Online criminals
leave abusive and negative comments, create online posts that portray the victim in many negative ways and sometimes encourage other people to spam the victim by sharing false details about him.
, the scammer hacks the target’s
, he steals most of his personal and sensitive
and start sharing it on the target’s comments so
can see them, beside other unsolicited and
threatingthreatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
messages.
With the explosion of social media over the
decade,
service matters have been on the rise.
downside of
-based services occurs whenever people
public photos of them, and tag the
where it was taken. Without the guidance and
laws, any scammer can easily track his target due to the
service provided
the published
. The potential for security and safety threats increase, in fact, most applications collect automatically
nonstop, so it helps thieves know wherever someone is to track him. It gets even better for burglars when the shared
was on a public comment or a
. So, with the lack of supervision of fine-tuned regulations, hackers continue to take
of public posts as they have a
of freedom to collect all the data they need about the victim and
them.
The
of comments and posts decreases the chances of online theft and crimes. Correspondingly, it is likely that there will always be
increase in the attempts at
intrusion and the gathering of
for unfriendly purposes, but with more carefulness and following some instructions,
can avoid these attempts.
can
be a good solution for
cases, as it guarantees the supervision, guardianship and
prohibits any violations
any kind. So, people have to be warier about clicking links written by strangers.
should limit the sharing of private
even on private accounts. As a final
, each individual should not attack or insult anyone through the comments to avoid any harm as a payback. When it comes to
, maintaining your mystery is the best thing to do.