7/1/2023 0 Comments Art of illusion uninstall![]() With SnapChat, the perception that your account is anonymous… meaning it is using a pseudonym and not your real name, makes it easy to think that you are disassociating what you send on SnapChat from “ the real you.” The content isn’t always saved, but the activity itself most definitely is. When you buy it and register it that transaction is linked to you and everything you do with it is ultimately pointing back to you.)Įvery site, every image you upload/download, every search, every call… everything is associated with that device. (Every device has a unique identifier, like a finger print. Rule #2 – There’s no such thing as anonymity online, only perceived anonymity.Īny time your device connects to the internet it associates 100% of your activity with your device. You always must know that what you are posting could become public. The same is true of anywhere you post something online. So even if you aren’t using your real name to post with SnapChat, that “ private image” may one day pop up in a Google Search of your name. ![]() When you post something online you give up the ability to control where that image goes. ![]() One day, every image you post online may become associated with your name. There is a very real risk that everything you share with any app or on any website will become public. The central premise of SnapChat is that what you are sending is private. In my book, A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Social Media, I share three rules about social media which lead me to the conclusion that SnapChat isn’t to be trusted: Rule #1 – Everything posted online is public My goal for this post is to motivate you to d elete SnapChat from your phone. You take a picture, send it to a friend, and they can only see it for up to 10 seconds before it’s deleted. And I’ve never seen a more dangerous application targeting teenagers, specifically girls, than SnapChat. I’ve been engaged in various forms of social media since AOL chat rooms in 1994.
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