D1 - Privacy and security measures

D1 – Privacy and security measures

Privacy and security measures are extremely important for any social media app, this is because people need to know that it is safe to have their information on the app otherwise they will be too scared to go on the app in case it puts them at risk.

One way in which Crepcheck deals with privacy and security is through password encryption. Everyone who signs up for Crepcheck will be required to enter a safe and secure password to protect their account. This prevents users from simply being able to enter a user’s username and gaining access to their account, as most people will not be able to crack a secure password. To prevent hacking software from cracking passwords, users will be required to confirm that they are not a robot after 3 failed password attempts, which should stump any basic hacking programs that are trying to gain access to a user’s account.

For more advanced hacking defence measures, a team of IT specialist will be hired to set up a fully secure firewall into the app complete with a state-of-the-art anti-trojan software. These employees will also be required to offer around the clock maintenance so that they can respond as soon as there is a potential threat. Although all of this may be rather costly, it is well worth it as without these defences against hacking; Crepcheck could end up having to be shut down indefinitely.

Another privacy and security measure that will be in place is for the app to not store any private information that it does not need. For example, Crepcheck would never ask for something as sensitive as a credit card number as this would put user’s bank details at risk of being hijacked. Instead, Crepcheck will only ever ask for a user’s full name and date of birth when making an account which prevents any serious harm from coming to them.