Many consequences may arise when individuals post information about themselves on the internet. Some of the problems include; hacking, spam and lack of privacy. Hacking is the unauthorised admission to data held in a computer system, altering the data, interfering with electronic communication between computers, or damaging the security, reliability or function of stored electronic data. A person may involve themself in hacking out of curiosity, for financial gain, to alter data for some other…
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