Saturday, August 24, 2013
Gen Y and Tech Security
Are you concerned about your teenager sharing too much information on
his or her smartphone? A new poll from the Pew Internet & American
Life Project suggests that while there is some room for improvement,
American teens are finally starting to understand the privacy risks associated with downloading smartphone mobile applications. It seems that finally something is clicking with this younger generation. It is important to remember just how sensitive private information is in the digital age. There are numerous ways that people can mine private information in order to gain access to different accounts and scam people. Interestingly enough, when it comes to location tracking,
there’s a massive gender gap: 59% of girls have turned off the feature
either for an individual app or for their entire phone. Only 37% of boys
reported that they disabled tracking in the same manner. How do you feel about location tracking and mobile privacy?
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There is a problem with security when downloading mobile applications on your phones.
ReplyDeleteI use phone services like email and texting everyday. VoIP is beneficial for communications.
ReplyDeleteThere are problems with security when downloading using mobile phone service apps.
ReplyDeleteMobile applications do have some risks but it is part of the territory. Many people do not seem to be using common sense in this field.
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