Social Media and the internet provide an opportunity to everyone to express feelings, update the happenings in their lives, etc. We even share our pictures on social media. Once we share something related to our life, we don't know how many people are viewing our uploads. You do not have control over the data you share.
To take back your control of the information and data you share online, you need privacy. Each platform has privacy guidelines and features to secure your privacy. You can use them and take back control of your data. Though 100% privacy is not possible, something is better than nothing.
If you are an employee of a company and you shared a view on some political party or someone that goes against your company policies, your job and career would be at risk. There are many examples of people losing their jobs over the content they share on social media and the internet. Taking control of your privacy is the most important aspect of using the internet.
If you are not careful on social media and the internet, you might fall prey to:
Phishing Scams: You might receive messages or emails with great offers on products you want to buy or clickbait links, that might jeopardize your online safety as well as data on your devices. You may even lose money from your accounts.
Malware attacks: If you click on links you get on your mail or devices, it might download malware onto your devices and lock your files. Scammers will put a text file to pay some amount to some accounts in an untraceable way to unlock your files.
Data mining: With the kind of information you share online, you might be bombarded with influencing information and content that might change or strengthen your opinion on something.