YOU ARE SHARING TOO MUCH

Letting your data leak online could expose you to hack attacks –and even cost you your job. Nicole kobie finds out how to stop over sharing

A tweet in the morning to share a link. A few photos on Facebook after a holiday. A snap on Instagram to show off a particularly tasty lunch. We broadcast the little details of our lives online without a second thought – but should we be so cavalier? Sharing information online can carry numerous risks. Mention the fact that it’s your 40th birthday and the whole world now knows your date of birth – and that could be enough to enable a hacker to impersonate you online. A holiday snap could reveal to burglars that you’re away from home, and a poorly worded status update could cost you your job. Such dire consequences may seem unlikely, but they’ve all happened to real people. In this feature, we’ll show you how to avoid…

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