DUBAI: Dubai Police, in an advisory to residents, has urged to avoid using the online medium to discuss personal details or those related to one’s job as it may backfire.
“Do not use social networking sites to discuss confidential information about your life or your job. You cannot assert whom you deal with,” Emirates 24/7 quoted the advisory as pointing out.
Sharing information of a company, that may seem harmless, can lead to lost data, losing one’s competitive advantage, identity, company intellectual property, and much more, the report said.
Dubai Police runs regular campaigns to warn residents about the dangers of sharing too much information online, or abusing social media privileges, it added.
In December 2015, Dubai Police warned public against abusing social networks and said some such offences pose a security threat to the country.
“Some people are publishing pictures about people and where they live or work… this is posing a security threat in the emirate,” Major-General Khalil Al Mansoori, Assistant Police Commander-in-Chief for criminal investigation, was quoted as saying.
Al Mansoori reportedly said authorities have detected many offences on social media, including of students insulting their teachers or friends and couples posting insulting words or images following marital problems.
“We ask public to stop abusing social networks whether on official or personal pages…these practises are not acceptable. Publishing photographs about some people or their houses could also help criminals carry out robberies or other crimes,” he was quoted as saying by Emirates 24/7.
