Am not sure how aware people are about their vulnerability on social media. Government and private source warnings have gone out recently about hackers using "high speed" software to coalesce
and profile online users of social media.
By coupling this information with previously-available information from computer and software registrations and ownership -- very complete profiles of individuals can be built extremely quickly and confirmed by multiple digital and non-digital sources. The point to all these warnings is the same: "you are not safe online." "Your information, pictures, captions, tweets, etc. are not safe online!" Your address and phone number(s) can be isolated; your identity uncovered; all the specifics of family, children, status, age, job, education, etc. etc. etc. can be compiled!!!
It is increasingly easy to find information about anyone -- and then find numerous ways to "troll," undermine, create strife for, and otherwise harm the person being profiled!!!! Wise up and don't use social media as a substitute for life. Meet people in person; flirt in person; make friends (or enemies in person); the virtual and digital world allows anyone, anyone at all, to target you.
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