With the recent cases of misuse of data coming to light many people are getting a little concerned as to how certain companies are getting hold of and using their data. The data protection laws state that a business must have prior and continued permission for their details to be used by a company or passed on to another company to contact them. Unfortunately some companies seem to have taken this quite lightly and some social media sites seem to be using our data in ways we are not aware of.

It is very important to try and protect your own data as if it gets in to the wrong hands then you may find yourself becoming victim to fraud.

When using any 3rd party app through social media sites or when redirected to another website it is imperative that you check exactly what and with who you are signing up to. Historically companies used to pre select boxes or hide them behind read more tags, showing that you agree to be contacted by other companies, this is no longer allowed and businesses must make it clear what data they will use and how you can change your preferences.