The Risk Management Group - The A to Z of Safe Social Media

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There are many instances in which using our real names online is our only option. Setting up a social media account for professional networking is one example. However, if you are going to link to social contacts via a social media site then using your full name might be more of a risk. This is especially true for younger users and until site providers fix their weak security and identity verification systems, we suggest never using your whole real name if you are a young user.

Sanity Check Number Fourteen:

If you are a younger user, do you use a nickname online?

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