Tips to protect yourself from social networks

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Many of the threats we face www.mcafee.com/activate in social networks are not even fraudsters or cyber criminals. In many cases, it is because the user voluntarily passes personal information. With just a few clicks, you may be posting or sending www.mcafee/activate a message, passing on enough personal data to violate your privacy and risking identity theft. Therefore www.mcafee.com/activate product key, it is important to know how to protect www.mcafee.com/activate download yourself when using these sites. 

Below are the top 10 tips for doing so. 

  1.  Keep in mind that your post www.mcafee.com/activate will remain forever: assume that if you enter information on the site, that information will remain forever. www.mcafee/activate Even if you delete your account, www.mcafee.com/activate product key you won't know if someone has already taken a screenshot of your text or photo or shared it with a third party.
     
  2. Do not reveal personal information:  If you are asked for personal information online, please be suspicious. Never share your www.mcafee/activate home address, phone number, social security number, or other personally identifiable information. Sharing information about themselves,  www.mcafee.com/activate such as the pet's name, allows hackers to guess security questions www.mcafee.com/activate product key.
     
  3. It's optional when approving friend requests from strangers : Can you tell if your profile is not fake? Only approve "friends" you www.mcafee/activate know in the real world. So-called “spoofing scams”, which scammers impersonate others to gain the trust of the victim as www.mcafee.com/activate product key they request information www.mcafee.com/activate and money, now  account for about one-of all social media scams  . It was

     
  4.  Be careful when www.mcafee.com/activate product key clicking links and answering quizzes: Even if it looks like a link sent by a friend, you may have compromised www.mcafee/activate your account, so be very careful. Dangerous links often lead to malware . 

    Also note the "free" offer. Be especially careful if you need to respond to surveys or quizzes that ask for personal www.mcafee.com/activate information.
     

  5. Manage your privacy settings:  Only www.mcafee.com/activate share information with friends and family. Please check your privacy settings on a regular basis for www.mcafee/activate any changes www.mcafee.com/activate product key.
     
  6. Please note that your account www.mcafee.com/activate may be linked to another account:  For example, a photo you post on Instagram will be automatically www.mcafee/activate posted to your Facebook profile (if it is linked). This can be a problem if you want to keep one of your accounts www.mcafee.com/activate product key personal and the other for work www.mcafee.com/activate download.
     
  7. Turn off the GPS function on your smartphone's camera:  If you plan to share images online, turn off www.mcafee.com/activate GPS on your device to keep your exact location private. This prevents potential stalkers and thieves from www.mcafee/activate being spotted.

    Also, be careful not to share your vacation photos until you return home from your travels. This can be a clue to the thief that you are out www.mcafee.com/activate product key.
     

  8. Beware of fake ads and e-commerce pages:  E-commerce scams are exploding as social networks move to www.mcafee.com/activate integrate online marketplaces. Please be careful when purchasing anything online from a third party www.mcafee/activate. These vendors www.mcafee.com/activate product key have not been thoroughly scrutinized, so if you pay for a product and the product does not arrive, there www.mcafee.com/activate is no way to ask for a refund.

    In some regions, such as  , social media users are faced with an increasing number of financial and cryptocurrency scams that occur directly on WhatsApp in messages. Even if someone www.mcafee/activate impersonates you as a "friend of a friend" and presents you with a "great opportunity www.mcafee.com/activate product key," try to avoid financial transactions www.mcafee.com/activate download with unknown institutions.
     

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