Without any doubt it can be said that Social Networking Sites are in frends. Social media have become prominent parts of life for many young people today. Mostly people are engaged with social media without thinking that how it would affect our lives, whether positive or negative. We, as a society feel more connected with Facebook "friends" than the people we interact face-to-face in our daily lives.
There are many positive aspects, but there are equally as many dangers that come with the use of sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, Instagram, gaming sites, and blogs People, especially the young, are often too open and public with personal information on these websites. They don't read privacy policies and may be unaware that their information may be used by third parties, like advertisers, insurance companies. Data shows 68% of users share their real birth date, 63% share the name of their high school, 18% share their phone number, 12% share a pet's name:. Security attacks such as hacking, identity theft, and viruses are common online.
In this scenario Parents & NGO should take strong step in this regard and talk to the children openly about the effect of these websites. Education organizations like school, coaching etc can also conduct a session or seminar to deal with these kinds of issue.
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