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Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Twitter location setting attracts cyberstalking

Twitter does not only allow users to express their moments but also allow them to share their location with other users. Some allow their twitter profile to be private while others prefer it to be public. Location shared may attract others to spy on them and in worse cases to follow up with them to there.



You may go to the space at where you write in the characters and theres an option of either sharing picture or location.



Picture source: https://support.twitter.com/articles/122236  


Source: https://pressroom.usc.edu/twitter-and-privacy-nearly-one-in-five-tweets-divulge-user-location-through-geotagging-or-metadata/
Author : Jaspreet Kaur (B1402194)

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