Financial services .. Tips to protect personal data

Data privacy relates to how information or data is handled based on its importance to the person.

In the digital age, data privacy applies to all personally identifiable information and financial data, such as bank account details, credit card numbers, and the personal identification number of an automated teller machine, according to a brochure of the Emirates Banking Association.

Once the fraudsters collect enough sensitive information, they can, using a combination of personal information, access bank accounts / withdraw money from the accounts, fill out an application for loans or credit cards, or even sell data, so the information shared on social media should be limited. Social, including visual details, while creating strong and complex passwords, as well as not using the same password in all applications, while ensuring that the Internet connection is secure with the use of a trusted computer.

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