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Hi everyone! I am 18 years old and I am a student studying at Varsity college. I am currently studying BCAD(Batchelor of computers application development). The modules that I am currently completing are Digital law and Ethics, Programming, Database intermediate, Web development and Maths. I like writing poems, singing, and watching anime. I spend a lot of time on social media such as browsing through Instagram or using WatsApp. I honestly cannot imagine my life without social media. I feel social media allows us to stay connected, access information easily and allows us to share information instantly. Even thou social media has its’ benefits, it also has a lot of risks. We therefore have to take the necessary precaution to safe guard our information.

5 security methods to secure your blog

  1. Use strong passwords and change password regularly- If you using a website such as wordpress to create your blogs, you would be required to log in using your password and email. By using passwords that are unique, contain a combination of uppercase, lowercase letters, numbers and symbols and frequently changing it, it would make it difficult for a hacker to gain access and modify blog content.
  2. Backup your data-Hackers and malicous attackers may gain access to your information. They may sell your information to third party software or they may just steal it for personal gain. To prevent the loss of this information, use a automated regular backup service , which would backup all your data to a completely different physical server.
  3. Make sure your software is updated- If you using a website to create blog content such as wordpress, make sure you use the latest version. Pluggins should also be updated. Using the latest version site reduces the risks of having any security holes.
  4. Implement a firewall- WAF( Web application firewall) continuously monitors code and incoming traffic of your website, looking for malicious threats. Once it identifies malicious threats, it immediately eliminates them.
  5. Switch to https- Https creates an encrypted link between the browser of the person using the website and the actual website. This prevents hackers from intercepting any data passing between these two. To set this up a SSL certificate would be required.

How does Instagram abide by its’ Privacy Policy

Physical privacy- Instagram is a platform where people are able to post photos and share their thoughts. Each person own their own Instagram account. This account will be used for log in purposes. The log in feature is an implementation of physical privacy. The user will require his/her email address and a password to login. Login page validates the users account, by doing this Instagram eliminates imposters and unauthorized access to peoples accounts.

Mental privacy-When you post something on Instagram. People are allowed to like and comment on your post. Comments are feedback and indicates what your followers thoughts are. Comments can also affects ones’ state of mind because many people leave rude and disrespectful comments. Instagram has the option of disabling comments which means that no one would be able to comment on your post.

Decisional Privacy-Instagram allows you to choose your friend list as you desired. So you are given the liberty to make your own choice when it comes to your selection of followers. You also given the options of changing your profile/ privacy settings and unsubscribing from email communications.

Information Privacy-Instagram allows you to either keep your account on private or public. By choosing a private account, your post can only be viewed by followers that you have accepted. Instagram will not rent or sell your information to third parties outside Instagram (or the group of companies of which Instagram is a part) without your consent

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