I know the majority of the people just skipped the incident of the Twitter hack like a regular issue. And as our Twitter account is fine, we're not giving a damn! But what if instead of sharing status from people's accounts, hackers decide to leak everyone's private messages?
Think of all the time you have talked about people behind their backs and how easily all of that could be leaked. What about credit card information? Your home address? Or naked photos! Seriously! All of your private information is in the hand of the hacker, or you can say in Twitter's hand!
So we should not just think that Twitter hacked high-profile accounts. Our privacy was in the hands of hackers and they could have done anything with it. There could have been a large amount of data breach than expected. Either hackers are some idiots who needed loads of money, or they are too smart and going on bigger plans.
Well, frankly I don't have any problem with Twitter. This could happen on any platform like Facebook, Linkedin, Instagram. I am a regular user of this platform like others, and here I am to criticize these vulnerable media as our privacy is at stake!
Twitter Authority recently published what attackers access during this scam. According to them -
Attackers were not able to view previous account passwords, as those are not stored in plain text or available through the tools used in the attack.
Attackers were able to view personal information including email addresses and phone numbers, which are displayed to some users of our internal support tools.
In cases where an account was taken over by the attacker, they may have been able to view additional information. Our forensic investigation of these activities is still ongoing.
Source
https://twitter.com/TwitterSupport/status/1284331127654645760
- TwitterSupport
Did the attackers see any private information? And they answered - we believe the answer is, no! They believe!
They aren't sure yet what exactly attackers took and saw, or they're just hiding the incident.
We can only believe what they will tell us. Do we have any choice?
But I know that the worse could have happened. Just imagine a fake tweet about Trump is declaring a nuclear attack on North Korea or China.
(Though it's still a mystery to me why hackers didn't use Trump's account!)
Or Think about a tweet of Elon Musk about selling all of his Tesla Stocks! Imagine how these tweets could have damaged the financial or political environment.
Let us have a look at why privacy and online security is important -
Breaches and exposures destroy a brand's fame. For example, Uber hack
Competitors exploit security loopholes to get the company's user data to retarget customers.
There are issues like monetary loss for the company if there is a payment gateway bypass and monetary loss for us if hackers get our bank or card info.
User's data is at stake because it's on the hand of third party companies.
Read Also - Twitter Hack: Decentralization is the Future of Social Media
Just two years ago, potato farmers of Lucknow, India made a big protest for the price of potato. During this protest, they dumped potatoes at sensitive locations including on the roads that lead the chief minister's house.
To find the protesters (Just two men) behind this incident Lucknow police tapped and listened call records of almost 10,000 phones. And for what? To catch some potato dumpers! It's a clear gross overreach of law enforcement power. I can't imagine someone is listening to what I am saying over the phone.
This is just one example of our privacy breach which leaked to mainstream news media. Our privacy is leaking every day in every location, no matter where you live.
What we write in our Facebook messenger isn't a secret anymore. Anyone can see anytime what we're doing. Hackers can leak the data whenever they want. Our privacy isn't ours anymore!
This is why the importance of Web 3.0, The importance of Decentralization comes forward.
Social media like Facebook, Twitter was created on Web 2.0. Web 3.0 is the brand new version of Web, based on artificial intelligence that removes all limitations of Web 1.0 and Web 2.0.
people have no longer control their own data. Their controls are now being diverted to the platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Google Drive, etc. On Google Drive, you probably stored a lot of important data. Right?
What will happen if Google Drive just vanishes tomorrow? Don't say it's impossible. Even a few months ago we didn't assume that the world will kneel down to a virus, like Covid-19.
If something wrong posted about you on the internet (Web 2.0), you have no clue how to remove that from the internet. So Data Ownership becomes a major issue in Web 2.0.
The good news is that it need not be this way much longer. Several important developments in both hardware and software, including the advent of blockchain technology, are laying the groundwork for what is increasingly being referred to as Web 3.0 – a major upgrade of the Internet based on core principles of security, identity, trust, and user control. Source
Web 3.0 is here to rebuilding the internet with liberty. This means freedom of censorship-resistant, anyone can participate and generate a sustainable income. This means more competition. Here barrier is low and easy to enter into the marketplace. Anyone can start a company, sustain it, and make money with Web 3.0. You don't need to be a major company based on Silicon Valley. And of course, your privacy is almost safe as it uses mainly Blockchain technology like Hive Blog uses Hive Blockchain.
Read more - Basic Definitions of Web 1.0, Web 2.0, Web 3.0 and Their Differences
I hope you'll excuse me for this unorganized article, I just wrote what I felt right. Just expressed some of my thoughts on privacy. Truly, I can't even leave all of my social media accounts right now for the sake of my works, because I do off-page SEO. But slowly we're moving to the world of Blockchain. It's time to use web 3.0 solutions for important issues.
No need to leave Facebook or Twitter right now. Use these platforms for non-serious matters.
According to Dan - It's time to use Web3 solutions for important information. Use twitter for non-serious communication & let people know to always check your Hive account for the real info. Your hive account can’t be hacked.
It's time for a change. Because sooner or later we have to change ourselves with the trend for the sake of our own privacy!
