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|Scenario Tools and Services=Ghostery, Lightbeam|Scenario Task Description=The very term - social network - implies socialising and not discreet conversation. However the Facebooks and Twitters out there have become such an essential part of information exchange between us that we inevitably begin to look for confidentiality and authenticity within our social circles. There are numerous [https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/protecting-yourself-social-networks vulnerabilities to consider] and important steps to [https://securityinabox.org/en/guide/social-networking mitigating mitigate them] are documented and require your action. In brief, you should:

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