Prevent Social Media Identity Theft At Community Portals

By Author: Guna Seelan
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Social networking has become the new buzz word and each and every person from a college student to a celebrity is socializing moment through the online social networking sites. With these networking sites and the immense popularity of it has evolved also the problem of social media identity theft. These new thieves rob you of your most precious and crucial thing--your identity!

Social media identity theft is done by hackers or spammers who steal your personal details and personal number and pose like you in the networking site. This leads people to believe that they are interacting with you or viewing your profile and updates whereas they are basically doing that of another person! This can prove dangerous like that in the case of Sandra Bullock, who had to go on an exile and return only after proving her innocence. Therefore it is very important to know how you can prevent the social media identity theft.

The networking sites give you the choice to choose a name by which you should be known in the networking site. It is always better and recommended that you chose your own name and put a name which is most close ...
... to your name. The sites at places demand your name, it is better to give your key name. There is also a question which they ask for the security purpose. Try to remember your security question and its answer. This will help you to change the password of your account from time to time and keep your identity safe.

But many a times it happens that another person creates a profile similar to yours with a name that resembles to that of yours. This fake profile then does much harm to your image and also leads to provide wrong information to others by using your name and identity. This can be prevented by getting a username closer to your name. Register it with the networking site. This will prevent any other user to use the name you have entered. This way your profile remains unique.

Many a times the user remains unaware that his or her profile is hacked and is being used by someone else! This can not be prevented but an early detection can fasten the process of deleting the hacker and getting you back your identity.

There are some names which are very common .Thieves generally try to use those names to achieve their evil goals. To prevent them from achieving their target you should try to employ certain technique which will make your account hard to capture. Though the process of making your profile strong against theft takes time, you should do all you can to employ it. Try to change your password now and then. Keep an eye on your profile and any profile that looks fishy or fake should be avoided from a visit.

There are many fake profiles with which the networking sites are over crowded. The networking sites do not have any clear policy against such profiles and fake identities. While such profiles as that of Osama bin Laden or Condoleezza Rice or even Bill Gates might be taken to be fake or a joke but that of a common man might become a dangerous problem.

Therefore adopt the above said means and any other means you get to know, to save your networking form being hacked. Remain updated about security related matters and go for safe networking. Enjoy safe networking!

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