It seems like every couple of weeks we are informed of or enlightened about another new invasion of our digital privacy. The National Security Agency has apparently been collecting email address books, chat room and instant message buddies and more, according to the most recent revelations from leaked documents to The Washington Post by Edward Snowden. Google has updated their terms of service effective November 11, 2013 to allow them more convenient access to your profile name and picture for their use in advertisements when you comment on, review or share information. Facebook’s data use policy, should you care to read it, seems to give them permission for everything once you establish an account.
Are users of these services concerned about such things? A perusal of random public posts would suggest many people are guilty of TMI and don’t seem to mind if their business is out there for the whole world to see. The difference, of course is that we want to be in control of what others see and know about us. This is true for personal items and crucial for business use. That’s why we’d like to share this article from Social Media Today by Mike Johannson, 9 Ways to Maintain (Some) Privacy on the Social Media and the Web.
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