Social media, fitness and more apps risking your security

Nia—we won't use her last name—is a WPTV promotions producer.

She once made her social media sites public pages, open to everyone.

Beware, cyber security experts warn against giving up privacy for popularity.

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SOME OF YOU GIVE AWAY..SOME ACCIDENTALLY MAKES IT WAYINTO CYBERSPACE-- ALL OF ITHAS CONSEQUENCES FOR YOURPRIVACY... AND MICHAWILLIAMS IS HERE TO EXPLAIN.YOU'RE LIFE IS AN OPEN BOOK.ITS AN OLD SAYING WITH NEWMEANING IN AN INTERNET WORLDWHERE WE ARE MORE CONNECTEDTHAN WE EVER COULD HAVEIMAGINED.

AND THAT CAN BESCARY.

A LOOK TONIGHT AT WHATYOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT IF YOUWANT TO KEEP AT LEAST PART OFYOUR PRIVATE LIFE... PRIVATE.OVER COFFEE ... AND ON THESTREET, NIA, A WPTV ASSISTANTPROMOTIONS PRODUCER , STAYSCONNECTED.

"HOW WOULD YOUDESCRIBE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA ANDDIGITAL LIFE..I'M ON MY PHONE24/7.... NIA--WE WONT USE HERLAST NAME---ONCE MADE HERSOCIAL MEDIA SITES PUBLICPAGES...OPEN TO EVERYONE."HERE THEY SEE I'M AT HOMEPLAYING WITH MY LITTLEBROTHER.

BUT BEWARE GIVING UPPRIVACY FOR POPULARITY, NIAFOUND OUT SOME OF HER FAVORITEAPPS -- FROM GAMES TO FITNESSHAVE BEEN HACKED.

PASSWORDS,USER NAMES, LOCATION DATA..ALL KINDS OF STUFF ABOUT YOUIS OUT THERE..

ALAN CROWETZRUNS INFOSTREAM , INC.

AND NIAALLOWED THIS SECURITY PRO ALOOK AT HER ONLINE LIFE.

HESAYS HACKED APPS AND THOSEPASSWORDS YOU RE-USE ARE AGOLD MINE.

IF ITS THE SAMEUSER NAME AND PASSWORD YOU USEFOR YOUR BANKING ACCOUNT ORYOUR SCHOOL ACCOUNT.

LETS SAYI SIGNED INTO A FITNESS APP.WHAT CAN THEY DO WITH THATINFORMATION?

"WITH THE FITNESSAPP I CAN TELL WHEN YOUR HOMEOR WHEN YOU ARE NOT HOME, IFYOU RUN THERE IS A PHYSICALSECURITY TYPE STALKER THINGWITH THAT.

"IT ISTERRIFYING... (LITTLE LAUGH)AND IT DOESN'T TAKE A HACKERIF YOU ARE SHARING ALL YOURLIFE FREELY ONLINE.

ALANEASILY FOUND NIA'S FAMILYTIES.

"ALL THOSE PHONENUMBERS, THAT'S MY DAD, THAT'SMY MOM..THATS OUR OLD HOMEPHONE NUMBER." THE BIGTAKEAWAY-- QUIT SHARING SOMUCH ONLINE..

"I REMEMBER THEOTHER DAY...MY DAD POSTED AVIDEO OF MEN AND I SHARED ITAND MY LICENSE PLATE WAS ONIT... WE WILL SAY ITAGAIN...PROTECT YOURSELF "ONEOF THE OBVIOUS WAYS IS TO QUITVOLUNTARILY SHARINGINFORMATION..

DO NOT REPEATPASSWORDS.

USE A SECUREPASSWORD MANAGER.

"MAKE SUREYOU LOCK YOUR PROFILEDOWN..AND BE VERY GOOD ABOUTWHAT YOU POST..

ALL LESSONSNIA IS LEARNING EVEN THOUGHHER SECURITY WAS ALREADYBETTER THAN MOST.

"THE THINGTHAT IS JUST THE MOST SHOCKINGTO ME IS THAT I REALLY THOUGHTI WAS DOING A PRETTY GOOD JOBOF KEEPING MY STUFF HIDDEN."HERE IS ONE TIP... GO THEWEBSITE HAVEIBEENPWNED.COM .PUT IN YOUR EMAIL, ALANCROWETZ, SAYS AND YOU CAN SEEA LIST OF SITES THAT BEENHACKED.

ITS A REMINDER TONEVER RE- USED A PASSWORD AND,BETTER YET, THINK ABOUTPASSWORD MANAGER.WE COULD LEARN NEW DETAILSFROM THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT... ON THE FOUR CHIN