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Sanity Check Number Fourteen:
If you are a younger user, do you use a
nickname online?
There are many instances in which using
our real names online is our only option.
Setting up a social media account for
professional networking is one example.
However, if you are going to link to social
contacts via a social media site then using
your full name might be more of a risk.
This is especially true for younger users and
until site providers fix their weak security
and identity verification systems, we
suggest never using your whole real name
if you are a young user.
N is for…
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