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Many people put their personal information online for everyday activities such as socializing on social networks or banking purposes. Do you think it is positive or negative development?

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Due to the prosperity of the Internet, most
people
 are able to spend more and more time on different Apps to socialize.
This
 mainstream of socializing has some advantages for
people’s
 life,
however
, the disadvantages should be concerned. Sharing
people’s
 privacy online offers some benefits for
people’s
 daily routine or raising funding activities. The obvious benefit is that it is a great way to make friends with common grounds.
For example
, if
people
 would like to show their personal
information
 to the Netizens,
this
 could leave a clear impression for other strangers.
As a result
,
people
 are able to make friends through different tags, like characteristics, hobbies, habits, personal experiences, events, schools, etc.
Besides
, it helps
people
 to gain fame. By posting their interesting Vlogs or Blogs of daily life, many
people
 are likely to follow their social media account, which allows them to be a KOL(Key Opinion Leader) and well-known
people
 in some industries.
Moreover
, it’s beneficial for
people
 to raise funding by providing personal
information
. It is a popular way to organize a charity activity through the Internet by individuals nowadays, without the details about the charity and the basic background of the organizer, it would not be able to gain support from the general public.
However
, there are some drawbacks while it brings us these benefits.
Firstly
, privacy leaking can cause great negative effects on
people’s
 daily life.
For example
, some hackers are active in the cyber community to build social engineering databases to collect personal
information
 and create relations through different dimensions, like ID number, photo, address, phone number, email, shopping history, social account, bank account, and etc.
This
 means that if they obtained
this
information
 and build a network through pieces, we were probably transparent in front of them.
In addition
, easy access to others’ privacy may not suitable for some
people
, especially teenagers, since it may threaten teenagers' mental health when they have easy access to private pictures and videos which contain violent, porn, or illegal factors.
Moreover
, teenagers who are exposed to the public Internet may be under uncertain threat which leads to a heavy burden for public security. In conclusion,
although
 watching others’ daily routine or personal
information
 offers
people
 several benefits, I agree with the view that the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.
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  • convenience
  • cybercrimes
  • identity theft
  • financial fraud
  • enhanced social connectivity
  • dependence on technology
  • customised services
  • privacy concerns
  • data breaches
  • social networks
  • personal information
  • online platforms
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