More people put their personal information online (address, telephone number,…) for everyday activities such as socializing on social networks or banking purpose. Do you think it is a positive or negative development?

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ncreasingly
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popularity of
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nternet
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in recent years has witnessed a rise in the a
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of people who allow their personal
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e publish
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online for various reasons. In my opinion,
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development is having negative effects on both individuals and the countries. On one hand, s
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up personal
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on social media platforms can have a tremendous influence on their daily life. Not only they can get bothered by a group of uneducated people with their toxic thoughts, but
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run the risk of someone will steal their
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to conduct illegal behaviours. In the
last
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year, cyber robbing has contributed to over a m
illions
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crime cases, c
aused
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many
internet
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users to suffer from money l
ost.
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Another example is that celebrities are more likely to get annoying phone c
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and texts from the
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, which can be harmful f
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their mental health and
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interrupt their daily life.
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, it can be said that p
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our personal
information
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online can be dangerous for normal citizens.
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, it
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affected the development of many nations. With the responsibility to provide a safe
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environment, the government have to s
pent
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a considerable amount of money every year to improve and expand their cyber police army.
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has t
ook
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away precious materials that can be used for other purposes
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as d
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developing
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the infrastructure, u
pgrade
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the education system or fighting t
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apply
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nvironment
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environmental
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pollution. Large countries like the US or Russia has lost millions of dollars in their fight with Chinese cybercrime in recent decades, which has slowed down their e
conomy
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development noticeably. In conclusion, I believed that a
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our specific
information
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to appear online is dangerous and unnecessary, and people should be careful using the
internet
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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

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In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

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  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

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