In the first days of the internet there were search engines. These were entities that used specific code to direct a user to the specific site on the internet desired.
Facebook started it all. Formed in 0000, Facebook now has over XX followers in XX countries. Political controversy surrounds FB but this is true of all major corporations. This forum is only concerned with the cyber threats that FB poses. MOst of the world has no clue just how much damage can be done with a tiny amount of knowledge
What started as a simple communication app to be silly with friends became the worst offender of the first ammendment in the history of America. Twitter is probably one of the least secure platforms in al the internet. It uses no encryption and people send snesitive information here almost every hour. The 142 character limitation ius a thing of the past and so is the "text only" aspect. Nowadays a person can spread informaiton like the flu in AIDS ward with Twitter.
TIC TOK
Otherwise known as the kamikazi app. We have all heard the stories about fools taking unbelieveable risks associated with "tic tok challenges". These future organ donors are a disaster in and of themselves but none of them realize how much information they are putting out in the open.
YOUTUBE
You Tube started out innocently enough but now, with it being bought out by Google, it has become a monster. Google is synonymous with spying. But to learn more about Google click CLICK HERE. You tube these days requires a person to give personal information for Google to store in various places around the globe. This is not an alarmist position. Google owns a building in Manhattan, NYC that contains every site you have ever visited on Google. Even if you use "Ghost Browser" Google records it all and youtube is no different.