Privacy has always been an issue for everyone since we don't want to air our dirty laundry in front of strangers. New media has given us an outlet to post things that have happened in our lives and share it with the people we know. Before social media we would hear about other people's lives by meeting with them and talking or through other people. Now we we hear about their lives on social media nearly instantly. Since social media as blown up we tend to overshare some details of our lives and it makes you wonder whether we have any privacy at all.
With better technology comes better security but in some cases people don't bother using these security measures. Everyone changes their passwords in order to stay secure however, how frequently do we change our passwords? A survey reveals that more than 40 percent of gen-X and millenials never change their password or change it when they are forced to. Which is a huge security problem when it comes to keeping your information safe. Things like bank statements and credit purchases are linked to your e-mail and if someone were to break into your email they could get away with your information very quickly.
We have to be careful with what we share online because most of the time the things we end up sharing online could come back to bite us. Anything from posting a pet name to your mother's name can affect how secure your accounts are. By posting more personal information that gives other people possible information they can use to break into your accounts and steal sensitive information that could really be used to hurt you.
Sources:
http://www.javaworld.com/article/2101287/java-security/survey-reveals-generation-gap-in-attitudes-about-security-and-privacy.html
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