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ON YOUR SOCIAL NETWORKS
We tell you how you can improve security on your social networks so that your privacy and content are safe.
Social networks are very useful; with them you can talk to people who are far from you and stay informed of their news. You can also follow the latest trends and view photos of your favorite artists so you don’t miss anything. Social networks are immediate, and there you can share whatever you want with
your friends. The main problem with these is that many times they make you vulnerable to possible crimes. For this reason, it is necessary that you apply some basic rules to improve your security on social networks.
Improving security on social networks
Privacy and security become more vulnerable when using social networks since more people have instant access to your personal data. They can also benefit from information that, although it may not seem relevant to you, can be very valuable to the person accessing it. Therefore, and to avoid problems in the future, it is important that you take care of your privacy on the Internet and on social networks.
Use strong passwords
Using passwords is essential to keep your accounts on different social networks safe. You should not share these passwords as they are personal and no one else should know them. Often these passwords, because they are easy to guess, are collected by a hacker who can access your network without any problem. Although the main drawback is not so much that you use a simple password, but that you use the same one for all your networks. Keep in mind that knowing the password of one of them could give access to all personal information across different networks. Although it may be difficult, the best option is to use different passwords depending on the social network you are using.
Improving security on Twitter
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The first thing you should do to avoid problems with your Twitter account is to control the applications you have granted access to. There may be some malware among them that collects your data; check this section in your account settings and remove those applications that have access but that you do not use or that should not have permissions.
Security on Instagram
On it, you can share your photos, videos, your photo edits with filters… It is a social network that has become very popular in recent times and increasingly has more users who share content with their followers daily. Often, among these Instagram users, there are fake profiles that have been deliberately created to follow other profiles. Even if you want to become an influencer, it is not advisable to accept all follow requests that appear in your inbox if you do not know the person.
If you want to use the account privately, it is best to close it to users who are not on your list. With this private account option, only those people you have previously approved will have access to your profile and content. In the case of a public profile, you should be aware of the dangers you may face since anyone can access your photos and private information from anywhere in the world.
In addition to these privacy and security options, all networks have the option to block. Do not hesitate and do not hesitate to block a certain profile with which you do not want to have contact.
Protection on Facebook
It is one of the most used social networks worldwide; many people have their profile on it and have entrusted their data to the company voluntarily. Despite the scandals in recent years regarding the sale of users’ personal data, the social network has decided to implement security measures for its profiles. However, despite this, the truth is that Facebook still holds a lot of information about each of its users.
Although the sale of personal data is a fact, you can improve your privacy on this network by accessing your profile settings menu and selecting the Security and Privacy option. There you will find different options to protect your account so that you share your information when and how you want.
A good option to keep your account safe is found in the Security section. It shows all the places and devices from which you have logged in with your account so you can check if it was you who made those connections or if someone else is using your profile. Besides viewing this login history, you can log out of all sessions at once.
Delete inactive accounts
It is possible that in your contact list there are accounts that belonged to a friend who has changed profile or stopped using it. In that case, the best option is to delete them since these inactive accounts are easier to hack and may have access to the data you shared with that person in particular. It makes no sense to keep accounts in your list of people who no longer have that profile or do not use the social network.
You do not need to share all your information
Although there are many sections where you can provide your information on different social networks, this is not mandatory to create an account. There are some basic data such as name, email, password, and birth date that are required by all profiles to be created, but you do not have to give information about where you were born or your personal tastes.
On Facebook, for example, you can provide information about your job, your tastes, your interests, your political ideas, your phone number, the books or movies you like most… etc. Remember that all this information is extremely valuable to companies, but maybe it is not so necessary to share it with them, don’t you think?
