{"id":1380,"date":"2015-02-08T11:43:45","date_gmt":"2015-02-08T09:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=1380"},"modified":"2023-09-05T11:01:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T09:01:39","slug":"myth-about-phone-privacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2015\/02\/myth-about-phone-privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Myth about Phone Privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selfies and social networks have become ubiquitous in today’s modern world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just how secure are mobile phones and social media platforms?  With so much information being self-disclosed by millions of tech users globally, answers pertaining to data collection and use and safeguards for data protection should be everyone’s concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article, and weigh in with your ideas on\u00a0the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future\/story\/20150206-biggest-myth-about-phone-privacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What information can hackers get from people’s use of smartphones and social networks?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Do you read the Privacy Policy of each social network that you sign up for? Why or why not?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. According to the article, what can you do to safeguard your privacy online?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Do the advantages of using social networks and smartphone applications outweigh the risk of online information leaks? Explain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Share your thought on this: “As a fundamental rule remember this: if you don\u2019t want information like your photos to end up in unwanted hands, then don\u2019t send it.<\/em>“.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Talk about any privacy issues you’ve had using your phone or social media websites. How did you deal with\/resolve it?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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