Social networks have become a crucial part of our lives in the last decade. Besides using it for socializing and entertainment, businesses in particular use social networks to promote their services and products. Today it has become sort of mandatory for businesses to have a social media presence. The reason is simple; that's where people mostly are during the day and it's very easy to catch their attention and potentially start a relationship with new customers. We, as consumers, also greatly benefit from their presence in our pages and pop ups. It means we can easily access necessary product or information, or even request service. The fact that our social networks are all about updated content, business provide their clients with sudden updates and changes.
While the social networks are a great part of our society and helps in so many ways, there are of course, just like with anything else, negative aspect of it. Recently, there has been major news outbreak about the invasion of users' privacy. In Facebook Data Privacy Issues: Facebook Shared Your Data With Its Partners, it states that Facebook shared users' private message with several companies. Automakers, media organizations, and tech companies had access to every single message of ours through apps on Facebook even if users picked an option of not sharing their info.
In NBC2 Investigators: Multi-million dollar scam being used on Facebook, it talks about the constant growth of online scamming. Its presence is as big as ever. People tend to fall for the trap and wire their funds into fraudulent accounts and never receive the products or services promised. It's becoming a big industry and social platforms need to address these issues. I believe with the rise of technology, companies will certainly find a way of combatting such fraudulent activities.
Inquirer.net US Bureau (2019, Jan 03). Facebook Data Privacy Issues: Facebook Shared Your Data With Its Partners. Retrieved from https://usa.inquirer.net/17723/facebook-data-privacy-issues-facebook-shared-your-private-messages-with-its-partners?utm_expid=.XqNwTug2W6nwDVUSgFJXed.1
Polansky, R. (2018, Apr 27). NBC2 Investigators: Multi-million dollar scam being used on Facebook. Retrieved from https://www.nbc-2.com/story/38062070/nbc2-investigators-multi-million-dollar-scam-being-used-on-facebook
While the social networks are a great part of our society and helps in so many ways, there are of course, just like with anything else, negative aspect of it. Recently, there has been major news outbreak about the invasion of users' privacy. In Facebook Data Privacy Issues: Facebook Shared Your Data With Its Partners, it states that Facebook shared users' private message with several companies. Automakers, media organizations, and tech companies had access to every single message of ours through apps on Facebook even if users picked an option of not sharing their info.
In NBC2 Investigators: Multi-million dollar scam being used on Facebook, it talks about the constant growth of online scamming. Its presence is as big as ever. People tend to fall for the trap and wire their funds into fraudulent accounts and never receive the products or services promised. It's becoming a big industry and social platforms need to address these issues. I believe with the rise of technology, companies will certainly find a way of combatting such fraudulent activities.
Inquirer.net US Bureau (2019, Jan 03). Facebook Data Privacy Issues: Facebook Shared Your Data With Its Partners. Retrieved from https://usa.inquirer.net/17723/facebook-data-privacy-issues-facebook-shared-your-private-messages-with-its-partners?utm_expid=.XqNwTug2W6nwDVUSgFJXed.1
Polansky, R. (2018, Apr 27). NBC2 Investigators: Multi-million dollar scam being used on Facebook. Retrieved from https://www.nbc-2.com/story/38062070/nbc2-investigators-multi-million-dollar-scam-being-used-on-facebook
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