BBB Warns Against Sharing That Old Senior Photo In #Classof2020 Facebook Challenge

April 15, 2020

From the Better Business Bureau of Northwest Florida:

It seems harmless and fun! A bunch of friends on Facebook or other social media are sharing their senior portraits, including the high school name and graduation year, to support the graduating class of 2020 (most of whom are at home because of the coronavirus pandemic).

Watch out, scammers or hackers who surf through social media sites will see these #ClassOf2020 posts, and will now have the name of your high school and graduation year, which are common online security questions. All it takes is an internet search to reveal more information about you, such as family members, your real name, birthdate or even where you live.

Better Business Bureau (BBB) cautions everyone to be aware of what they are sharing. Even if you think it’s just going to your friends, it could also be going somewhere else.

Other recent viral personal list posts include all the cars you’ve owned (including makes/model years), favorite athletes, and top 10 favorite television shows.

What most people forget is that some of these “favorite things” are commonly used passwords or security questions. If your social media privacy settings aren’t high, you could be giving valuable information away for anyone to use.

BBB has the following tips to keep you safe on social media:

Resist the temptation to play along. While it’s fun to see other’s posts, if you are uncomfortable participating, it is best to not do it.

Review your security settings. Check your security settings on all social media platforms to see what you are sharing and with whom you are sharing.

Change security questions/settings. If you are nervous about something you shared possibly opening you up to fraud, review and change your security settings for banking and other websites.

Comments

4 Responses to “BBB Warns Against Sharing That Old Senior Photo In #Classof2020 Facebook Challenge”

  1. mike on April 15th, 2020 4:11 pm

    yeah, Rasheed, you just stayed seventeen or 18, time just passed you by like Dorian Gray. LOL! :D

  2. William on April 15th, 2020 10:46 am

    I’ve asked 9 senior hs students about this, they think it’s a way for parents to destress about it. Yet they also see it as insulting to them “Hey! Look! We graduated for real.”

  3. Rasheed Jackson on April 15th, 2020 8:15 am

    Ok please excuse my bemusement here but just how is posting your senior picture going to support those who may not get to have a formal graduation? Graduation is a milestone in life that is looked forward to by most every person who attends school, especially the parents of the kids and now that day is not going to have a formal declaration. Maybe I am wrong but shouldn’t we be posting pictures of those who should graduate this year. Please don’t start attacking, I do enjoy seeing the pictures of some of my old class mates and just may share mine. I haven’t decided yet, not sure it would be a good idea, I mean I didn’t get old like some of those folks I went to school with. Not you Mrs. Jazreel you as beautiful as the day we met. I’m talking bout those other folks.

  4. mike on April 15th, 2020 5:55 am

    wow, thanks for the story. everybody has got to remember there is scum out there ready to rob us.great tips, great story, again, thanks. :)

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