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The FBI recently sent out a warning about how much information you disclose on your social media profile.
While it's never a good idea to indulge your followers and share too much personal information, this particular warning was addressed to government employees.
As it turns out, revealing that you work for the government of your country can become a target for spies!
How spies use social networks
The FBI's warning said that anyone who publicly identified themselves as a government employee was at risk of contact with foreign spies.
Spies can use social media messaging services to communicate with people working in the target country.
They could then use this channel to recruit people from within and gather information.
What does this mean for the future?
As social networks become a part of our lives, it is only natural that we share information in them.
Unfortunately, some people have gone too far with sensitive information that they indulge subscribers with, which puts them at risk for this kind of problem.
Sharing travel plans opens up the possibility for burglars to break into an empty house, and giving up too much personal information encourages fraudsters to commit identity theft.
This warning shows that social media attacks were one step ahead of petty crimes.
People in sensitive jobs can now be found by people with ulterior motives.
Spies no longer sneak around in the shadows or use shady tactics to get to their targets; sometimes it's as simple as finding a social media profile and sending a direct message.
How to avoid this problem
If you work for a job that handles sensitive information, be careful about what you share online.
We recommend that you do not post the name of your work on social networks.
This raises a checkbox for people interested in finding and contacting employees in your specific field.
This advice applies to many areas of your life.
For example, be careful with your home address.
Leaking this information can lead to problems such as identity theft and burglary.
This information may appear completely randomly, such as a geotag on your home photo.
In short, it's always a good idea to make sure that you don't miss out on information about your daily life on social media, otherwise someone will use this data for themselves!
Who follows you on social media?
Social media has always had a problem with surveillance, but a recent warning from the FBI showed just how serious the problem can be.
Government employees should be especially careful not to disclose their job titles, as this could open them up to foreign spies trying to recruit people abroad.
Do you think social networks will be a key element of the future of espionage?
While it's never a good idea to indulge your followers and share too much personal information, this particular warning was addressed to government employees.
As it turns out, revealing that you work for the government of your country can become a target for spies!
How spies use social networks
The FBI's warning said that anyone who publicly identified themselves as a government employee was at risk of contact with foreign spies.
Spies can use social media messaging services to communicate with people working in the target country.
They could then use this channel to recruit people from within and gather information.
What does this mean for the future?
As social networks become a part of our lives, it is only natural that we share information in them.
Unfortunately, some people have gone too far with sensitive information that they indulge subscribers with, which puts them at risk for this kind of problem.
Sharing travel plans opens up the possibility for burglars to break into an empty house, and giving up too much personal information encourages fraudsters to commit identity theft.
This warning shows that social media attacks were one step ahead of petty crimes.
People in sensitive jobs can now be found by people with ulterior motives.
Spies no longer sneak around in the shadows or use shady tactics to get to their targets; sometimes it's as simple as finding a social media profile and sending a direct message.
How to avoid this problem
If you work for a job that handles sensitive information, be careful about what you share online.
We recommend that you do not post the name of your work on social networks.
This raises a checkbox for people interested in finding and contacting employees in your specific field.
This advice applies to many areas of your life.
For example, be careful with your home address.
Leaking this information can lead to problems such as identity theft and burglary.
This information may appear completely randomly, such as a geotag on your home photo.
In short, it's always a good idea to make sure that you don't miss out on information about your daily life on social media, otherwise someone will use this data for themselves!
Who follows you on social media?
Social media has always had a problem with surveillance, but a recent warning from the FBI showed just how serious the problem can be.
Government employees should be especially careful not to disclose their job titles, as this could open them up to foreign spies trying to recruit people abroad.
Do you think social networks will be a key element of the future of espionage?
