18-Feb-2011 09:29

Are you giving away too much personal info & data?

Many are, in 2011, rather blasé about passing on lots of personal information.
Information and data that most retailers, Social Media and online networking outfits, banks and credit card providers can do almost anything they wish with - forever, and we can't really stop them.

It is also becoming increasingly tough to delete our accounts - only to deactivate them.

…and in many recent UK surveys the consensus has been that most of us oppose ID cards as an invasion of our privacy, a hit on social freedom…

So why, do we voluntarily give away so much information on sites like Facebook & Twitter...?

Admittedly much of our private info is already "out there" in cyber world, but until fairly recently there was little centralisation hooking it all together.

Are we becoming less aware, or even more importantly less caring, that we have no control over who can access our information once it is entered into 'the system'?

Remember, once you give it away, is may be impossible to change your mind, reverse that decision and try to delete it. The information you provide including pictures, photos, comments and conversations are permanently stored.

Your comments would be appreciated….