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Facebook Seen as Riskiest Online Platform - Security news - NewsLocker

Facebook Seen as Riskiest Online Platform - Security news - NewsLocker

Facebook Seen as Riskiest Online Platform Internet users have named Facebook as the online platform that poses the biggest security risk to their personal data.  A survey conducted by Australia’s Edith Cowan University found that 68% of respondents believed their data to be insecure on Facebook. Instagram and Twitter were viewed as risky by 65% and 57% of respondents, respectively.Social media was seen as far more dangerous in terms of data security than other online platform

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