Module 3 Class 5. Lyashova
Module 3 Class 5. Lyashova
Part 3
Task 1
1. How social media collect information about you?
— Even before you were conscious of it, you start existing on the Internet and data
starts being complied about you, to be used sometime later. For example, the
Internet knows where you studied, even before you had the chance to enter that
information in the online space.
Social media platforms, websites and mobile applications collect, process and
profile your data into statistics that are ready to be sold.
By agreeing to the terms and conditions of a social media network websites and
mobile applications, you grant permission to their owners to collect, process and
sell personal details;
2. How do the social media use your personal information?
— Information you provide, uploaded data containing information anbout your geo
location, information that other people provide, information about your devices,
from which you have logged on to social media, information about you visiting
other websites — this data about you and millions of others users is utilised by
companies.
Actually, your “likes”, “shares” and posts reveal a lot about your personality.
Companies modify their goods and services considering your preferences revealed
to them through an analysis of your online behaviour.
3. What is the dangerous side of your digital life?
— Corporations use models for profiling, as to extract information about your
habits that you even didn't notice (preferences, financial situation, social circle,
political affiliation and religious believes). They even try to judge what your IQ is.
Moreover, your next employer may have access to such information and may
already know more about you then you know about yourself. Under certain
circumstances, this data may be used by public authorities for deciding whether
you are a threat to national security.
Task 2
1. Write out the Social Media Safety tips. Supply answers with justifications:
— Don't overshare your personal information with others.
This information can have personal data that can consist answers to security
questions that will help hackers steal and sell your account;
— Limit you access to data.
When you play a game or take a quiz on social media site you give and access to
your data. This may seem harmless, but it can gain an access to your passwords,
emails and personal informations. The best thing to do when you see a request to
have an access your data is to deny it;
— Be wary of spam content.
Spam contant can be hard to distinguish. It can consist a virus and dangerous
things, that's why you should escape spam content;
— Understand your privacy settings.
It is an essential stage to stay on the Internet. Review a privacy settings and lock
down every account. If we wants to see your personal posts, they will have to send
you a request. This ensure that you allow to see your content only to people who
you know;
— Have unique passwords.
You need to have a password that consist special character, numbers, and
lowercase/uppercase character. It will really protect your account from getting
hacked. Don't use the same password for all your accounts, because if you use it,
the hacker will have an access to all your accounts.
Make sure that every account, especially, your business account has a unique
password.
2. Which ones did you find the most actual for you and why?
I consider, that the limiting of our access to data is the most actual safety tip,
because a great number of people didn't even notice how they give “cookies” to
some companies and hackers that can steal their accounts.