SLCC COMM 2400 Blog posted: " The internet can be a very scary place. It is now more than important than ever to be protecting your identity and security on the internet. Data brokers know significant amounts of information about users and do a lot with the information that they know"
The internet can be a very scary place. It is now more than important than ever to be protecting your identity and security on the internet. Data brokers know significant amounts of information about users and do a lot with the information that they know. Cookies are a very powerful tool that give websites permission to remember you. It allows them to remember previous searches that were made and what you like. Websites also now use third party cookies that allows them to track everywhere you go on the internet not just the website you are on. Trackers can be very scary because they can access your precise location. Scams are also very common. I get a lot of texts and calls daily. I notice it more and more when I have purchased something online or had to put my information in.
Scams occur daily to millions of people. A real life example from one of my dads co-workers younger siblings got scammed into sending $500. A person pretended to be a young girl and followed the young boy, they began flirting with him and had ALL of his information, down to the sport that he played, the school he went to. This reassured him the "girl" actually went to his school. As they continued talking, eventually some inappropriate photos were sent. They then saved these pictures and threatened to post them to everyone he was following because they had all of his information. He then payed $500 so they wouldn't post them. It is important to be very aware of every move you are making on the internet.
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