This is another area of concern
for social media users, considering the identified privacy concerns; the issue
of security could not be far-fetched from it. If people have little or no
control to the activities that goes on online such as restriction of third
party information sharing, restrict information gathering and deletion of
information, it leaves room for security concern.
Also, on the issue of security
is the challenge of identity cloning and theft. The social media is plagued
with so many cloned identities and this has led to people connecting with the
wrong personalities different from whom they thought it was. According to Robert Siciliano,
identity cloners could use the information gotten about you to recreate another
you living your life in another location. It is believed that the “days of
don’t talk to strangers are over” as strangers now pose as friends online. [i] This is
a serious security issue with social media networking for kids, teens and
adults who could get preyed upon by pedophiles and identity theft scammers posing
as unsuspecting connection or friend.
By: Michael E.
[i]
Robert, L. (2013). Identity Cloning. IDTheftSecurity.com. Retrieved from http://www.videojug.com/interview/identity-cloning-2
