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Background
Social media itself can be very useful in many regards and is not a real threat if the user understands the degree of risk he/she is at. Many users simply utilize social media apps such as Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, and Facebook. Their main focus tends to be connecting with old friends and getting likes on their posts. Where they can run into trouble is if they receive random friend requests. These random requests can easily be a ‘catfish,’ or someone that is pretending to be someone else by using false pictures.

A catfish’s motive behind making a fake account is often to physically or emotionally harm someone. The identity that they are using allows them to gain the trust of a potential target and acquire information on their whereabouts. Exposing your location and other information is not as hard as some people may think. It’s as simple as having a landmark in your background, the geotag on the post, or on your profile.

Why Social Media Privacy is Important
Hackers and other threats are very prevalent when users are not careful when accessing random websites and apps. A number of things one can do to prevent cyber attacks are listed in the passages above. Social media needs more restrictions and better firewall to prevent attacks, however the user must be careful