SHARING INFORMATION, 8 ON YOUR SIDE CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROCHE SAYS BE CAREFUL. BRIAN A QUIZ THAT PROVES HOW : WELL YOU KNOW YOUR FRIEND. A PERSONALITY TEST THAT OFFERS MTOATCH YOU WITH A CHARACTER FROM YOUR FAVORITE T.V. SHOW. THESE QUIZZES APPEAR TO BE HARMLESS, BUT THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU HAS ISSUED A WARNING ABO WUTHAT IS CALLED DATA MINING. NOW, THE BBB SAYS NOT ALL SOCIAL MEDIA QUIZZES ARE DATA COLLECTION SCAMS. HOWEVER YOU SHOULD BE CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT YOU SHARE OINNLE. THE ANSWERS CAN BE USED TO STEAL YOUR IDENTITY OR ENABLAE SCAMMER TO IMPERSONATE YOU TO YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. SO WHAT CAN YOU DO? BEFORE ANSWERING A QUIZ, FIGURE OUT WHO CREATED IT, IS IT A BRAND YOU TRUST? ADJUST YOUR PRIVACY SETTINGS, SO YOU KNOW IF YOUR INFORMATION IS SHARED, AND WHIS SO EEING IT. AND, THIS IS A BIG ONE, DON’T GIVE ANSWERS TO COMMON SECURITY QUESTIS.ON BE CAUTIOUS IF THE QUESTIONS IN A QUIZ ASK FOR THINGS LIKE YOUR MOTHER’S MAIDEN NAME, STREET YOU GREW UP ON, PREVIOUSLY OWNED VEHICLES, FAVORITE FOODS, PETS OR THE NAME OF YOUR HIGH SCHOOL. IN CASES LIKE THIS AN OUNCE OF , PREVENTION, CAN PREVENT BIG PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE. BRIAN ROCHE, ON

Better Business Bureau warns that social media quizzes may be data collection scams

Updated: 7:24 AM EST Jan 28, 2022

The quizzes you can find on social media may seem fun, but you should think twice before you start sharing your information.Quizzes – like one that proves how well you know your best friend or a personality test that offers to match you with a character from your favorite TV show – could appear harmless.But the Better Business Bureau has just issued a warning about data mining.While not all social media quizzes are data collection scams, the Better Business Bureau urges you to be careful about what you share online.The answers can be used to steal your identity or enable a scammer to impersonate you to your friends and family.There are several things you can do:Before answering a quiz, figure out who created it. Is it a brand you trust?Adjust your privacy settings so you know if your information is shared and who is seeing it.Also, don’t give answers to common security questions. Be cautious if the questions in a quiz ask for things like your mother’s maiden name, the street you grew up on, previously owned vehicles, favorite foods, pets or the name of your high school.

The quizzes you can find on social media may seem fun, but you should think twice before you start sharing your information.

Quizzes – like one that proves how well you know your best friend or a personality test that offers to match you with a character from your favorite TV show – could appear harmless.

But the Better Business Bureau has just issued a warning about data mining.

While not all social media quizzes are data collection scams, the Better Business Bureau urges you to be careful about what you share online.

The answers can be used to steal your identity or enable a scammer to impersonate you to your friends and family.

There are several things you can do:

• Before answering a quiz, figure out who created it. Is it a brand you trust?
• Adjust your privacy settings so you know if your information is shared and who is seeing it.
• Also, don’t give answers to common security questions. Be cautious if the questions in a quiz ask for things like your mother’s maiden name, the street you grew up on, previously owned vehicles, favorite foods, pets or the name of your high school.