A new study found that 71% of respondents took the time check their advanced privacy settings when ... [+] they joined a social media platform. In addition, many people are keeping social media accounts and the accompanying apps as a form of convenience. "Different generations view social media differently," said Autumn Knowles, residential and business telecommunications specialist at Viasat Savings. The study did find that 71% of respondents took the time check their advanced privacy settings when they joined a social media platform. Just this week the personal information of an estimated 100,000+ social media influencers was compromised and/or partially leaked following the breach of social media marketing company Preen.Me.

Source: Forbes June 26, 2020 12:00 UTC