Cadarackque Neighborhood Watch Logo

Concern Poster

ALERT - Which Dr. Seuss character are you?

5:29p.m., Monday, April 13, 2020

Popular social media quizzes, like the ones that pop up in Facebook feeds, may look harmless and fun — but taking them can leave you vulnerable to identity theft or fraud, according to CBC Information Morning tech columnist Nur Zincir-Heywood.

"Never do these," said Zincir-Heywood, a cybersecurity expert who teaches in the computer science department at Dalhousie University. She said social media quizzes can ask the same questions your financial organizations use for security purposes. Read more at: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/tech-columnist-warns-against-taking-social-media-quizzes-for-fun