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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Look up China’s new system of rating people if you want to see the dangers. It’s a real dystopian nightmare. If you say stuff that’s critical of the state on social media, you lose points and that loses you privileges.
For pictures you post on social media, some formats allow people to scrape your location from them. Post one pic about “chilling at home with the fam” and BAM, your home address is out there for the world to see. Post a few more, and a dedicated stalker can put together a pretty accurate depiction of your day to day life.
And that’s just a few examples.
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