Privacy. It’s personal, it’s about the individual and everyone has a right to it – but with different settings, terms and conditions for every new digital site, how much we do really care about who has our information?
Privacy concern magnifies a subset of overall data privacy, with storing, re-purposing and use by third parties of private information about you online – particularly on social media sites. With the amount of information being processed online, the access of private information is far easier to obtain, but with 79% of Australian’s not wanting their information to be shared outside their own house and company – why do we let them?
It’s observed 65% of online Australian individuals don’t read privacy policies and will often give away information for a very small reward such as reading an article for free or playing a game on social media, which asks for access to your email, name, and date of birth. Do we really care, honestly? Has anyone actually read a terms and conditions before?
Cyber security and threats are at an all time high, and according to Cybint a hacker attack happens every 39 seconds world wide – as well as the average cost of data breaching exceeding $150 million USD worldwide in 2020.Research suggests individuals care significantly… So how can we all protect ourselves and avoid major privacy concern – despite an expected $6 trillion being spent on cybersecurity?
Check your security settings and take the time to read information access notifications online! The more you care about this the safer your browsing will be.
Have you ever experienced a major privacy concern?
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Great! your post really shed a new light on the danger that social media has on our privacy and thanks for the tip on the security settings
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Appreciate your comment Gus – security is honestly so important and needs to be spread.
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Such an interesting read! I had no idea cyber attacks were so common. A major privacy concern I had once was a hacker somehow stealing hundreds of dollars through my bank account via iTunes! It’s definitely made me more wary, but I’ll gladly use some of your tips mentioned above. Thanks!
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Thanks for your insight Meagan, mine did the same a few years ago on iTunes ironically as well. Terrible !!
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