Pune: Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar appeals to citizens to be cautious about message circulating with his photo
Pune: A fake message is circulating on social media using a photo of Commissioner of Police (CP) Amitesh Kumar and seeking donations. CP Kumar has made an appeal in his WhatsApp status in this regard.
His message states, ‘They are demanding money from citizens and misusing my photo in their WhatsApp status. Please, do not reply to any such message or request’.
He has cautioned people not to fall prey to such messages.
What has CP Kumar said in his message?
CP Kumar writes in his status: ‘Someone is using my DP and asking for money in my name. Please ignore any such requests and do not fall prey to such demands’.
Precautions on social media
Two-factor authentication
Protect your social account by securing it with two-factor authentication. It makes it tougher to log in to the account. Even if your password gets hacked, no one can log in to your account without the other authentication.
Privacy settings
To protect your personal details on social media, the first guard on your mobile phone and on any social media platform is privacy setting. You should check the privacy setting from time to time and after every update. Change your setting after checking who is reading your posts.
