privacy and security

Privacy and Security

Ankit Mehta

Structured Data

•2.7 Zetabytes of data exist in the digital universe today

•Facebook stores, accesses, and analyzes 30+ Petabytes of user generated data

•More than 5 billion people are calling, texting, tweeting and browsing on mobile phones worldwide

• In 2008, Google was processing 20,000 terabytes of data (20 petabytes) a day

Unstructured Data

•YouTube users upload 48 hours of new video every minute of the day

•571 new websites are created every minute of the day

•100 terabytes of data uploaded daily to Facebook

•30 Billion pieces of content shared on Facebook every month

More than 200 billion HD movies – which would take a person 47m years to watch

DATA PRODUCTION WILL BE 44 TIMES GREATER IN 2020 THAN IT WAS IN 2009

What information is shared by users ?

• Photos and other media

• Age and gender

• Biographical information (education, employment history, hometown, etc.)

• Status updates

• Contacts

• Interests

• Geographical location

Who can see you?

• Advertisers

• Third-party software developers

• Identity Thieves

• Other online criminals

Privacy and security problems

•Behavioral Advertising

• Social Engineering

•Third-Party Applications on Social Networks

•Malware

• Identity Theft

•Cookies

•Revealing unwanted information for Jobseekers

Solutions

•Use a strong password

•Keep strong antivirus and spyware protection

•Provide only information that is necessary

•Be careful when you click on shortened links

•Never provide a work-associated email to a social network

•Be very cautious of pop-up windows

•Don’t publicize vacation plans, especially the dates you’ll be traveling

•Don’t post your address, phone number or email address on a social network

•Keep checking your privacy settings

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Questions?

Ankit Mehtaankit@iankit.ooo

@metankit

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