Risks in Social Media

Jairo Suarez

Risks

• Impact in jobs and school.• Effect in family, friends, opportunities.• Identity theft.• Cyber-bullying.• Loss of privacy.• Stalking.• Can’t be taken back.

Examples

1. Comment2. Video3. Photo4. Tweet5. Post

“I am sorry I said I love Fidel Castro." - Ozzie Guillen

1. Comment

Social MentionOne-minute span

“They were for team building." - GSA Officials

2. Videos

Reactions

Social MentionTwo-minute span

Example 3 – Email

“I regret the harm that my actions

have caused my family, my staff and

my constituents." - Christopher Lee

Example 4 – TweeterConnor Riley, 22

A Cisco employee responded: “Who is the hiring manager? I’m sure they would love to know that you will hate the work. We here at Cisco are versed in the Web.”

Example 5 – Youtube

Pittsburgh• Police caught

thieves that stole thousands of dollars in cash and goods.

• They posed with their loot.

• An employee called out sick from work, claiming that "she could not work in front of a computer as she needed to lie in the dark.“

• When she was discovered to be surfing Facebook from home, she was terminated.

Example 6 – Facebook

Inattention• People post for friends; forget others may information.• Mistakenly believe page will have relative privacy.• Few have installed software to remotely wipe the

device if it is lost or stolen.• Social media users don’t know how to protect their

privacy.

Why It Happens

Why It Happens (cont’d)

Technology• Easier to post: phones, iPad, free WiFi• Internet provides a sense of anonymity.• Lack of physical interaction provides false sense of

security.• No “friending” is needed to gain access.• Interlinked pages, blogs, news, tweets are all visible to

anyone and everyone.• The beauty of the Web is that it is open, and anyone

can crawl it.

Badness • Scammers• Many websites share / sell private data• Envy• DrugsHuman Nature• Grudges• Jealousy• Impulsive• Peer pressure

Why It Happens (cont’d)

Conclusion

• Removing information is like removing an unwanted tattoo.

• It is better to avoid the tattoo in the first place than to try to remove it later.

• There are no guarantees that you can even remove it completely.

• The only way is to prevent it from ever showing up.

“Golden Rule”

“In Social Media, don’t post, send, email, upload, attach, record

anything you would not wantyour spouse, boss or a police officer

to see.”

Suggestions1. Use Social Media to promote yourself personally and

professionally.2. Don’t surrender to peer pressure.3. Learn to use privacy features.4. Be alert against phishing scams.5. Be wary of publishing any identifying information:– Pick a user name that doesn’t include any personal

information.– Set up a separate email account that doesn’t use your

real name.– Use a ‘strong’ passwords.

6. Keep your profile closed. Only allow friends to view it.