Dear Editor,

KINDLY publish my letter for the sake of public awareness when using social media apps.Social media apps are useful for posting various forms of information, and, at the same time, are also very dangerous tools which can be used to blackmail individuals and organizations by sharing fake and distasteful information.

Here are some important things that an individual can do to avoid being blackmailed and prevent unwanted persons from gaining access to his/her accounts.
(1): Add only persons that you know. Hackers use fake profile names and pics to gain access to your account and its information.
(2): Every once in a while, scroll through your contacts and delete those whom you do not know. Persons might just be on your contact list to watch your every post.
(3): Unfriend or block an individual who is constantly disturbing you, and report to police if you receive threats, because they might be serious.
(4): Be aware that photo shopping and photo editing of pictures and adding them to another person’s nude body is against the law, and you can be charged for so doing.
(5): Do not give out your personal information to persons you do not know
(6): Change your passwords to avoid people hacking into your accounts.

Editor, I wish to thank you and your newspaper for publishing my letter, and I do hope that the public take my advice when using social media.

Yours faithfully
DWIGHT LARSON
Isseneru Village