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How do we stop our social media obsession from making us a target for crime?

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Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks
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How vulnerable are we to crime by the statuses we post on our social accounts?
The popularity of social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat have transformed the way we understand and experience crime and victimisation. But, how do we stop our social media obsession from sharing too much online and making us a target for crime? We visited Dr Jason Nurse from the Computer Science Department at the University of Oxford to ask about social media and crime: the good, the bad and the ugly…

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Series
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks
People
Jason Nurse
Keywords
crime
social media
online
facebook
twitter
snapchat
online crime
social media sharing
online sharing
University of Oxford
Oxford Sparks
jason nurse
computer science
Department: Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS)
Date Added: 17/01/2017
Duration: 00:10:35

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