Sharing in Social Media has become a double-edged knife. It's fun to share data from your lives as they help you stay closer to yours and your loved ones, but sometimes the data available on social media is so much that they can put on your personal safety.
The question that we are concerned with is: How far can we share social media data before it becomes a problem for us and others?
When they contain information of your current position
Sharing data on social networks can become a real personal security issue when you display your current location. Every time you "check in", to show your friends that you are, you should know that the information is not only visible to your close friends.
You should realize that by publishing a geographical label with a self-portrait while on holiday, let everyone know that you are not in your home.
When you tag members of your family or your loved ones
Tagging others in your photos or in your publications may seem harmless but could jeopardize them.
If you are on vacation with a friend or family member and you post a photo that shows you in Kythira, you reveal to everyone who you are and how far you are from your home. It's like telling them "you have about 8 hours."
Of course, we should also mention tagging the children, as they reveal it ID card of the child to strangers. Even if the child's real name is not used in the tag, someone gathering information can learn quite a few things, such as who the parents are and where I live.
Mention that this information can be used to trick the child, winning her over confidence of.
Keep the tags for yourself as well as your check-ins. Do not do it for others unless you have explicit permission.
When you share data from your work
Whenever you feel the urge to talk about an incident in work σας, θα πρέπει να το σκεφτείτε πολύ καλά. Θα μπορούσατε ενδεχομένως να χάσετε τη δουλειά σας, ειδικά αν δημοσιεύσετε κάτι κακό για το αφεντικό σας ή την company που εργάζεστε. Σαν υπάλληλος, είστε εκπρόσωπος της companyς που εργάζεστε, και τα λόγια και οι πράξεις σας θα μπορούσαν δυνητικά να της προκαλέσουν ζημία.
Even if you delete what you wrote, someone might have managed to get some screenshot, which can be found in the hands of your supervisor or in the local news.
Let us also mention the possibility of leakage of proprietary information, which could give a competitor the advantage. Example: You publish that you are very tight because you have to catch a deadline for presenting a new product.
So a competitor could present his product before yours.