Computer hackers aren't new. There was even a 90s movie about it starring a young Angelina Jolie and her then husband Johnny Lee Miller. But today with the great dependency we have on apps and phones, hackers have come at us from all sides and angles. And for what? To ruin our lives. To take our money. To take our identities. These people are evil and there isn't much we can do about it.
Companies do take safety measures, such as two step verification, but that's such a hassle to the user that we often opt out, which leaves us vulnerable to the hackers. Why can't life be simpler? It is. We can stop relying on these apps so much. Business apps, that's something I can't live without but social media, well there's something that I didn't grow up with and I can learn to live without.
I actually think I know why I'm being hacked so often now. Facebook recently asked for information so I can get paid and since I do want to make money, I gave them that information. Like an asshole. I would like to delete that information but I don't know how to, although I'll keep trying. In the meantime, I would really like to use Facebook less. If someone does hack into my account and takes all my info, I'm fucked.
And then what? What will become of me? I'm disabled on disability and that could mess up everything for me. People really don't realize the damage they can do. Or perhaps they do and don't care and that scares me. I already changed my password just to be safe but if the hackers continue to try to change it, I'll keep getting emails saying so, with codes and I'll have to say that it wasn't me. Now every time I get an email, I have a panic attack. What else can Facebook be telling me now?
There's no real solution except to use all their safety measures and protocols which I don't use but I guess I should now because I hate this feeling. Changing my password may help for the time being but putting the two step verification back into play may be needed as well and whatever precautions Meta has created. I so hate being dependent on social media especially Facebook but that is the world we live in.
I'll continue to figure out how to delete my information. I even tried again just now, but to no avail. It just updated whatever. I'm so disgusted by all of this and will continue to find a way to feel safe and to use social media more wisely. As much as I want to get paid and keep in touch with people, I'll go without if I have to. I will find another way, do it old school with just emails or even snail mail. Remember that? With stamps and shit? Make it more personal. Until then, I shall see you all online, my Loves
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XO T 💜