Are Malaysians Aware Of The Dangers Of Oversharing Online

However, there are certain dangers associated with the use of internet. Privacy of the users has not been taken into consideration. A recent case of Cambridge Analytica is one among the most cautions cases of sharing information online. Most Malaysians today share their photographs and personal information online or in social media platforms without considering the effects of this on them. This makes it easy for organizations like Cambridge Analytica to access and use the personal information for ill motives. People sharing their lives in social media feel helpful though sometimes it is dangerous. Social networking usage and percentage of internet users who visited the sites Based on the statistics above it is clear that companies like Cambridge Analytica can easily acquire information for Malaysian internet users especially from Facebook.

Internet users are very reluctant in guarding their private information online. In the case for Cambridge Analytica, the scenario created worldwide ripples and most internet users were affected since their private data was leaked and used ill emotively. The Cambridge Analytica fallout exposed a lot of things including the use of someone’s data to inherently sway elections. If you carefully examine some of the apps that are being installed in your private devices, there are a lot of applications that make dodgy requests to access some of your private information that is so sensitive. Apps that seek permission to access your phonebook, gallery and messages are distinctively dangerous to be installed. Despite the dangers that these apps expose individuals to, some internet users or people in Malaysia still obliviously allow for apps to access the personal data and as well expose their privacy in social media.

For instance, in a case on point, out of 50 people in Malaysia interviewed on app permissions and access to their data, only eight of them were careful on checking app permissions meticulously. 14 confirmed that they only check the permission shallowly and casually and 28 admitted that they accept or approve everything that the app asks from their personal devices. Although some of the internet users do not believe that online conspiracy is real, Cambridge Analytica proves them otherwise. Sharing private data online is dangerous and it even gets worse for users that share some sensitive information like their phone numbers, address, as well as their location. The effects of sharing private data online have been seen with cases like murder and rape being linked to online conspiracy.

National Futsal Player And Social Media Influencer Shares Her Creepy Experience A well-renowned Malaysian Futsal player and social media influencer, Intan Serah, spoke about this issue and mentioned several effects that it might have. This was a creepy and unsettling incident that she personally experienced. It causes a lot of worries and it scared Intan especially when it comes to individual safety when information about you is out there. Intan explains that even though she is promoting a product via her social media account and she is required to tag her location, she would tag the location after leaving or when she is at home. This will make her avoid cases that intruders might visit and disturb her unexpectedly. She further emphasizes on the danger of having our daily transactions and information in most social media sites.

Even though most individuals use online or internet to transact their daily businesses or provide services, the same users are not aware of the kind of sensitive data they expose out that might later dangerously affect their situations. Elizabeth started meeting new people whom she eventually chatted with and started becoming her friends. In three years’ time, Elizabeth left Jack and their daughter to live with another lover whom she made in social sites. They departed to a different state to settle with the man. After one day, Elizabeth was found dead and the killer is not known up to date. Illicit relationships are created through social media sites. Third step: limit your broadcast capability. Fadzlan Zainal advises online users to limit the kind of posts an individual is posting as well as limiting the number of people that can access and see those posts.