Many people advocate for concealing your data as much as possible on social media. Hackers and data mining companies can create a virtual you based on your usage of social media. What else can our social media data be used for?
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Not much can be done to a company’s profit that is not already done. But a lot can be done to your detriment.
Let’s say you get into a heated argument online and earned yourself a stalker who actively wants to hurt you. They can use your email address to harass you or sign up for online services with it. Your pictures have location data that they can use to find out where you live, work, shop etc.
They can check your friend list to learn about people you love and harass them, perhaps impersonating you in the process. They can check your post history, dig up inappropriate things you said before and send them to your boss.
Doing all of above involves next to zero technical skill. They may get into legal trouble but only after the damage is done.
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