How to find the perfect balance when it comes to sharing our lives online

2023-07-17 14:55:46

Gen Z, being the first generation where people grew up entirely online, perhaps have a deep understanding of what can and cannot be shared on online platforms, which doesn’t mean they don’t sometimes post too much content. So the question is, how much do we overshare without realizing it?

Forget about checking in at popular places or tagging your friends’ accounts: your smartphone may already be giving you this information, whether you know it or not. According to a 2018 report, location data is reported to smartphone apps up to 14,000 times a day. Additionally, we are unintentionally sharing data in other ways.

In a recent BDG Studios/OnePoll survey of more than 1,000 US Gen Zers1, 22% of respondents reported accidentally sending a co-worker or boss an embarrassing or personal message that was originally intended for family or friends.

To further complicate matters, 36 respondents claim that the mistakenly sent content was an “intimate message” intended for a romantic partner.

We are also receiving information unintentionally. Have you ever received any unwanted instant file transfers? You are not alone. In that same survey, 46% of respondents admitted to having received an unsolicited file from a stranger.

In addition to being undesirable, leaving your Bluetooth open and unsecured gives strangers an invasive gateway to your private data.

With Samsung, people have access to numerous resources designed to avoid these and other situations. To start with, there’s the Private Sharewhich easily keeps all your smartphone information securely encrypted to protect you and your privacy.

The feature lets users choose which photos, audios and documents to send to specific people – and can even set an expiration date for the data – so you can decide who sees what and when.

Another tool is the Samsung Security & Privacy Dashboardto decide who can access your data and when, allowing them to easily turn app permissions on and off or even disable camera and microphone access.

Make unintentional oversharing a thing of the past with Samsung’s future.

This content was originally published on Elite Daily on December 22, 2022. Click here to learn more.

1 Samsung collaborated with Bustle Digital Group (BDG) to conduct an online survey between November and December 2022 with a sample of 1,000 US residents between the ages of 18 and 25.

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