User:Amybaird2

to search When it comes to being online I am extremely visible in almost every aspect of the social media world. Online I have made my self visible to the public on platforms that I know will not be able to find out my personal data through protection and being able to chose what information I provide on the site, although my choice is still making me vulnerable in the public eye I chose to share aspects of my life as it interests others. Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook and Twitter are the platforms in which I have accounts with and I'm active on every day. Snapchat and Facebook are the only two sites in which I have chosen to share only with friends and people I choose to view my posts and stories. I chose to make these particular pages private as these platforms are where I feel the most subject to invasion of privacy and vulnerability for example stories of stalking on Snapchat maps and being faced with vile messages on Facebook and people being able to find out all of your personal information. On the other hand, Instagram and Twitter are the two accounts I chose to make public online as I feel they are harmless in the sense Instagram only shows pictures that you want to share with the public and twitter you are tweeting your thoughts and liking other peoples tweets its a constant cycle of competition for who can get the most likes, followers, comments. However, the information I have chosen to display on each site for example my name, pictures, email and date of birth are all under my control as I have made my settings so that I am the only person who can look at this information. As technology is advancing there are more ways now that people can access this private information through hacking which means I don't actually know just how much of this information is under my control. People are stealing others identity by stealing their name, pictures and date of birth which is something I have most recently become aware of. Online has become a playground for most people now a days there is no escaping the social media world we are all using it in some way shape or form.