Securing Information
I have to admit after reading the articles about Mat Honan’s experience with hackers, I was terrified! I thought about how many irreplaceable files are stored on my own MacBook and iPhone, and immediately started changing my own passwords and setting up two-step verifications. It’s how crazy easy it was for the hackers to make all of his files disappear.
This article also brings up an interesting point about our society today however. So much of what is vital to us is digital, and can be wiped away in seconds. Backing up files and accounts is easy to do, but many of us are too lazy to take the time to do so. I think it’s important that both the service providers and we as the customers take extra precautions so we don’t end up in the same situation as Mr. Honan.
Overall, I think the materials for this week bring up how easy it is to keep your digital identity safe, and how very important it is to do so because it is just as easy to lose that identity.
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