The State Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has confirmed that every social media account holder is fully responsible for what is published on the account.
The Authority stated in awareness bulletins through its pages on social networking sites, that any act by any songwriter, content publisher, user or page manager, exposes the owner to legal responsibility, pointing out the incorrectness of what some users expect about the lack of controls or laws restricting the use Negative for websites, especially communication sites.
According to the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, the provision of incorrect or inaccurate information through the means of information technology is a crime punishable by the law to combat IT crimes in the state.
At the same time, «Telecommunications Regulation» advised users of social media sites to update their applications on mobile devices and computers on an ongoing basis.
These updates will avoid previous security vulnerabilities and add new features to help keep users' personal information and data.
The organization warned against the acceptance of anonymous persons for the account holder on the accounts of the websites, stressing that the user who is keen to protect his privacy and data creates a special account on the media and accepts only people who know him, while completely ignoring the addition of people who do not know closely.
The Authority stressed the importance of maintaining the confidentiality of information on subscribers on smart phones and tablets, pointing out again that the failure to maintain the confidentiality of information and personal messages increases the possibility of exposure of smart subscriber devices for piracy, in order to spy and the possibility of electronic penetration of accounts, which exposes the account holder to steal data Personal data, information, photos or videos loaded on hacked devices.
The Commission requested the owners of the accounts of the instant messaging program «WhatsApp» who are exposed to the penetration of their accounts to follow specific steps, the first is to send a message to the technical support of the program through the following website: (Support@whatsapp.com) and clarify that the account was stolen or lost and asked not to activate the account with mentioning Full phone number.
She added that relatives and friends should be informed about the breach and not to deal with any messages «Whatsapp» coming from its number, and then try to re-download the «Whatsapp» and access to it during intermittent and different periods during the day, with the attempt to download the program on a daily basis.
- «Authority» advises to update the applications of social networking sites to avoid vulnerabilities.