Friday 6 February 2015

Summary

According to ‘The Perils of Over-sharing in Social Networks’ by David Emm (2014), there are increasing worries about social networks privacy. Emm (2014) emphasis that, the information we share online will pose potential threats offline. The over-reliant on the Internet in our daily lives expose us to online criminals. The article also mentions that people tend to overlook the danger while using mobile network devices. Since it is yet a common aim of an attack, it creates a false sense of security. Various ways to minimise the risk suggested by Emm (2014) includes install Internet security software and use distinct passwords for different  accounts.

Reference

David Emm(2014, 21 March), The Peril of Over-sharing in Social Networks [Web log post]
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1 comment:

  1. Good summary with accurate content and organisation. Some of the language errors are as follows:

    The over-reliant (over reliance) on the Internet in our daily lives expose us to online criminals.

    Since it is yet(not) a common aim of an attack, it creates a false sense of security.

    Various ways to minimise the risk suggested by Emm (2014) includes install (installing) Internet security software and use distinct passwords for different accounts.

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