Five Ways You Could Be Snooped On In 2014
SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILING
This is easy to do when targeting one person. But it takes "big data" tech to profile large groups.
The problem for citizens is that all this information is available to anyone, not just to government agencies.
What you say and do on social media paints a clear picture of you.
Password crackers look for clues in your social media activity: names of your cat, or son, or favorite song or poet. Most people use passwords drawn from objects of interest to them, and these stick out on social media. On top of that, most people use the same passwords across multiple accounts.
And repeatedly, posts on Twitter, Facebook and elsewhere have resulted in arrest under the IT Act's section 66A.
What can you do? Check your privacy settings on Facebook so that everyone can't see your posts. Avoid posting personal information. Avoid using passwords that have anything visibly to do with you.
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