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Sanity Check Number Ten:
Do you only enter the minimum profile
information required to get an account?
You are likely to make most personal
security mistakes in social media on the
day you first join a site. After all, it’s
exciting to sign-up and you are looking
forward to connecting to old friends, loved
ones or new found contacts.
Social media sites want to collect as much
information about you as they can – they
might use this for marketing purposes and
your data is often their main asset. They
will encourage you to complete your
profile, providing all manner of personal
data.
You should only provide the bare minimum
of data required to obtain service. Why
would you provide more?
J is for…
Joining
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