Are you aware?

Now a days, almost everyone has a Facebook, and if you don't, you're considered to be out of the loop. While Facebook has its highest of highs and seems to be the number one social networking site today, what many don't know is that it definitely has its lows, as well. How many of you are really aware of the risks of having an account with this top site? Do you really read what you agree to when taking a survey or playing a game? Most of us don't because we put too much trust into something that we know almost nothing about. There are daily attemps from hackers at stealing someone's personal information, gaining passwords to someone's account, or simply trying to get you to click on a link that isn't what you think it is and will download a virus onto your computer. The little, addicting games that you play everyday require you to allow the application to access your profile information. For some applications, clicking this button is an open road to whatever you have saved on your profile.

There was a recent scam on Facebook that presented the user with a link, claiming that it is a YouTube video, with the caption, "This woman has a [sic] orgasm on a roller coaster! LOL." It claims that it will show you the video in return for you filling out a short survey. Now come on, we all aren't stupid. If you are the least bit computer savvy and have the slightest bit of common sense, you know that when a survey is promising you something it is almost always a hoax.

You need to be more aware of what you are randomly clicking on. These scammers and hackers try to make what they want to get you to click on more appealing to their audience. So yeah, sometimes it's tempting. Everyone wants to see what's so funny or what they think everyone else is getting a kick out of. But think about what you could potentially be doing not only to your computer, but to yourself. It is a lot easier than anyone thinks to get your personal information. They sell software for anyone to buy on the internet to help them to hack into anyone's personal accounts: Facebook, bank accounts, shopping accounts, etc. So next time your asked to agree to page terms or presented with a page that requires you to allow the page to access your information, click out of it. And protect yourself.

Read more about this Facebook story!