Maintaining your privacy on social media is crucial in today's digital age. This article explains nine things you should avoid sharing online, such as real-time location, boarding passes, bank details, home address, and PAN/Aadhaar card.

In today's digital age, social media has become an integral part of our lives. Whether it's morning tea or dinner time, we share everything on social media. But did you know that even a small post could give cybercriminals an opportunity? Maintaining privacy on social media isn't just an option, it's crucial for your personal safety. Therefore, it's important to know what should be shared on social media and what shouldn't. Today's article is about this topic. We'll explain what shouldn't be shared on social media. Let's read on...

Do not share these things even by mistake

• Sharing your real-time location gives criminals the opportunity to track your current location, making it easier to track you and increasing the risk of an attack.

• Your boarding pass's barcode contains your personal information, passport number, and loyalty program details, which could be misused. Therefore, hide the code when sharing your boarding pass.
• Never take a screenshot of your debit card number, CVV, or OTP. New technology allows hackers to extract information even from blurry images.
• Sharing your home address or photos of your children's school uniforms could put your family's safety at risk.

• Don't share photos of your PAN or Aadhaar cards. These are key to your financial life. Publicizing their numbers or photos could lead to identity theft and fraudulent loans being taken in your name.
• Do not display your new car, jewellery or expensive gadgets on social media.

• Making others' personal conversations public without their permission is not only wrong, but can also be a punishable offence due to new laws.

• Your date of birth is often used to recover bank accounts and emails, so criminals use it to hack your identity.
• Sharing office contracts, any government notice or examination question papers can result in heavy fines and imprisonment.

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