Social Media Security: Frequently Asked Questions, including some submitted by students; we ask the experts…
- When is a Wi-Fi network dangerous? If I am in a bar and they have Wi-Fi and provide the password to access it, is it dangerous?
- When is a Wi-Fi network secure? For example, if I have a Wi-Fi network at home where I use a password to log in, can it be considered secure?
- How do you check what information about you appears on the internet? I try to look, but I almost never find anything at all.
- 3. If you have an antivirus on your home computer, does it prevent someone from connecting to you? For example, if I visit a malicious page without realizing it and click on a malicious link, will the antivirus protect me?
- 4. If we already have a social network account (Facebook) under our own name, can we change it to a pseudonym? Is it advisable to do so?
- 5. Regarding geolocation (I do not understand it very well). How do you deactivate it on a mobile phone? How do you deactivate it on Facebook?
- Is geolocation deactivated if I have the mobile GPS turned off?
- How does a mobile antivirus work? Is it advisable to install one? Could you recommend any? How good is the one called Avast? Are there any free ones worth using?
- What is the best way to store the information on my mobile phone so that it is not accessible to anyone? For example: photos
- Does SPAM exist within Facebook? What is it based on? What happens?
- In which cases is Dropbox dangerous? What can I store and what should I not? If I have a password to log in, how is it possible for others to gain access?
- What is a firewall for? For example, what happens with programs like Emule if we open the ports? Is there any danger, even if I have an antivirus?
- There are now many applications and games for mobile phones or those that can be accessed through Facebook. What are the common permissions they might request, and in which cases are they excessive?
- Are pages that are not https insecure? If so, what should we avoid doing when a page is not https?
- Could you recommend tools or applications to make an Android device more secure?
- Regarding the updates that arrive on the mobile phone, should they all be installed?
- What do you know about Prot-on? What are the differences between this and applications like Secret Box or App Block?
