This is why you shouldn’t just click on online quizzes

This is why you shouldn’t just click on online quizzes

Online quizzes or personality games that appear on your social network feeds are boredom busters and sometimes fun to play. They entertain you with just a couple of clicks and seem completely harmless. What could be so dangerous about finding what kind of fairy tale princess you are? Or what kind of boss you are based on your spirit animal?
But most people forget to read the fine print. What you don’t know is that these developers are collecting your personal data and monetizing it by selling your data to companies for profiling or, worse, to hackers who can use the data for identity theft.
Be wary about opting in to such schemes by remembering the following Be Aware tips from PSBank:
Online quizzes may carry malware. Clicking on the game’s link may also download malware into your device without your knowledge. Such malware could be designed to gather sensitive information from your device—including bank account login details and other personal information that the hackers can use to steal your identity online. Another malware could redirect your Internet access to legitimate websites by intentionally pointing your browser to phishing sites that look like the authentic site but is designed to collect your login details and browsing habits.
You give more than just your “answers”. By playing the free game, you explicitly allow these firms access to your public profile, email, friends list, etc. Whenever you submit your answer, you help these firms create a more accurate and personalized profile about you. This is one of the reasons why you often stumble upon advertisements and spam messages that match your pool of interests. That wasn’t a coincidence.
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