Once you start using the Internet, you no longer have that much control over exposure of personal information. When you register to some social network, you may provide your personal information about your name, photos, birthdates; when you search something using a search engine, it may record your preference based on your searches. Even though there are certain terms or policies claiming that those related companies will not release clients' personal information to others, you will never be sure whether they would.
However, does it mean that we should just give up using the internet and return to the old century? Apparently the answer is no. With the convenience brought from the internet, many people would just ignore the fact that they are also sharing information with undesired users. A risk to that is those people that are careless about privacy may encounter harms caused by exposing too much personal information through networks.
As a result, the best way is really to stay in the middle, which means that people should be aware that they may be sharing information with unintended audiences but should also avoid being overly concerned about privacy issues. Some tips to that are to use complex passwords and regularly change them, periodically clear your history, using trusted websites etc.
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