Linux Journal May 2018 by Linux Journal

Author:Linux Journal
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Linux Journal LLC
Published: 2018-04-29T05:00:00+00:00

As you can see in Figure 1, I'm currently connected to a few accounts, including the Linux Foundation and Super Mario Run. These applications have direct access to my account information, my timeline, my contacts and more.

Applications such as these don't automatically authenticate you with your social-media account. You need to authorize the application specifically to authenticate you by that account. And even though you may have agreed to it at some point, be sure to visit these sections of your assorted accounts routinely and review what's there.

So, the next time you are redirected from that social-media site and decide to take that personality quiz or survey to determine what kind of person you are attracted to or even what you would look like as the opposite sex, think twice about logging in using your account. By doing so, you're essentially agreeing to give that platform access to everything stored in your account.

This is essentially how firms like Cambridge Analytica obtain user information. You never can be too sure of how that information will be used or misused.

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