IN PICS! Save your personal data from websites like Facebook & Twitter

Social media plays a vital role in our daily life. Websites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are the most common social channels used to connect with our loved ones.

With more than 2.77 billion social media users, such social media websites make a perfect platform for identity thefts. With huge user database of private information, it is the responsibility of social media platforms to keep personal information safe.

Some ads have been designed on platforms like Facebook and Google. In which your private information is monitored. This could lead to the misuse of your information.

Be careful when using social media to prevent websites from stealing personal data. It can also be avoided. Let's learn how to save private data from Facebook and Twitter.

You can ban advertisers on different social media platforms. This includes privacy and advertising settings.

You can stop tracking and advertising on social media with ‘Off-Twitter Activity’ on Twitter and ‘Ads Shown off of Facebook’ on Facebook.

Location tracking, history, and even metadata from your photos allow social media platforms and apps to gather information. So turn off location tracking to prevent all your movements from being tracked by others.

If you have an iPhone, you can turn off Settings - Privacy - Location Sharing. You can also turn off location sharing on Android.

No need to log in to share your information on some social media platforms like Twitter and TikTok.

Once logged in, your data is stored on this platform and read by others.

Many apps ask you to keep your location on. But that can lead to your data being stolen. This will revoke permission for important apps and games.

Currently there are many advertisements on social media and on every app. Don't click on it. This can also cause your data to leak.

Hackers lure users into their web through advertisements. So stay away from it.

Burner email is a different email id. In addition to your personal email address, you can also create a separate ID. Which will be used for other works.