Should
we have a Social Media Censorship or Self-Censorship?
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Social media can be already qualified as a necessity nowadays,
because this is where most of our communication occurs. May it be an additional
requirement from your professor, some fresh and hot gossips from your besties,
and of course, the students’ most awaited class suspensions (admit it! When it
starts raining, you wait for #WalangPasok). But when can we say we had enough
internet for the day? Is it when it is consuming most of our time? Or when it
puts our security to danger?
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| Photo Source: Mashable |
Todobook is a Chrome extension that “redirects you to your work when you're whiling away time on your News Feed,” according to Mashable. It blocks your News Feed and changes it to an instant to-do list. What makes this thing special is that the list won’t disappear unless you finish all of your tasks, or simply be a quitter (but Millennial like us don’t just quit!). This app can be a great add-on to keep your priorities in balance and your time liking too much memes and selfies at bay. So do try *wink*.
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| Photo Source: Mashable |
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| Photo Source - Facebook, Ivy Manosa |
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| Photo Source - Facebook, Josea Santiago |
Aaaand
speaking of selfies! Who doesn’t know how to take selfies? No one, right?
Selfie is a great way to flaunt your new clothes, or your #OnFleek make-up, or
just simply be cute on it (with matching peace sign pose!). But wait aside from
the health issues toward selfies, our favorite past time is now also hackers
fave knack testing zone. Oooh yes! It is possible. According to the research
team at Japan’s National Institute of Informatics (NII), cyber thieves can
access your fingerprint-protected data (like everything that is protected by
the Touch ID system in your iPhone) by just getting your fingerprint in your peace
sign selfie pose. Why should you care?
Well Robert Capps from biometric company NuData Security shares that once a
person’s biometric data is stolen and resold on the Dark Web, the risk of
inappropriate access to the user’s accounts and identity can persist throughout
his lifetime. Scaary! But worry less as the hacking would take several
complicated steps to really create an actual thumb print. But who knows, maybe
your hacker can be overtly determine so Millennials it is better to be safe
than sorry.
Technology
just improve and improve everyday! Maybe one morning, you’ll wake up and
realize another name is already owning Facebook’s throne as the ultimate social
media need (but I doubt that!). Or maybe someone have successfully access your
account just by using your well-liked smile on your last week selfie. Who knows?
But kidding aside, the message is simply this. Be a responsible social media users and be
mindful of whatever you post online. Self-censorship is a lot easier than
internet censorship because the decision comes from you and you and you alone. So,
again pardon me for saying this gasgas
reminder but
ALWAYS THINK BEFORE YOU CLICK!
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by: Lem Taruc
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