The Internet and apps may be utilized for many productive and interesting activities. For example, users and companies may engage in Business to Business (B to B), Business to Consumer (B to C) commerce, general digital marketing/branding, etc.... However, some of the most popular digital activities include viewing porn and cheating on one's spouse.
In 2013, The Huffington Post reported that porn sites receive more traffic than Netflix, Amazon, and Twitter combined. Internet porn is ingrained in popular culture. Who can forget Avenue Q's catchy number, "The Internet is For Porn"? In addition to porn, many people utilize the Internet and apps to cheat on their spouses and significant others. For example, near the area where I live and work (in Bethesda), cheating website Ashleymadison.com ranked the Washington, DC area #1 for usage for the third year in a row. This distinction is nothing to brag about.
What many people may not realize is that when utilizing a website or app to find a sexual partner, you create a digital trail that puts your personal information at risk. For example, a married pastor in Michigan was recently exposed while utilizing a "hook up" app. He uploaded photos of himself and other personal information that appears to have led to his identification.
CNN is reporting that the website Adultfriendfinder.com was hacked in March and this incident appears to have exposed the personal information of millions of users. The data leaked may include very intimate details about users. The information exposed may be utilized to destroy personal lives, professional careers, and/or blackmail users.
The bottom line is that when using the Internet and apps it is very important to be cautious about the data you upload. To protect your personal privacy and safety (and your family's), its imperative to limit the personal information that you post about yourself and your family.
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