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Metaverse Growth Brings New Data Protection Headaches
- The metaverse, or the combination of both the physical and digital realities, has been growing into school, healthcare, gaming and all aspects of life through augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR).
- Data collection in metaverse is on a rise and could lead to high data security concerns, like large data breaches or targeted attacks. The ability to track health data, location tracking, personal habits, workplace information, social patterns, and more in one place increases the vulnerability.
- Security solutions to guard valuable digital data and assets involves installation of parental control tools, choosing the right programs, supporting ethical data collection and storage, educating oneself and loved ones, pushing for better regulation, securing accounts and managing digital assets.
- Virtual reality in healthcare enables remote consultations and surgery assistance which have already been proven to be effective and safe.
- Virtual learning becomes easily accessible to students with mobility issues and in remote parts of the world, using AR and VR technology.
- In the metaverse, gaming offers opportunities for socializing, co-op gaming, virtual tours, wellness, and fitness.
- Security concerns related to an expansion of metaverse activities include large data breaches where stolen information could lead to identity theft, stolen bank information or access to a user’s personal data. Targeted attacks also pose significant risks as the metaverse environment provides more opportunities for bullying and harassment.
- The risks can be mitigated through installing parental control tools, educating oneself and loved ones, pushing for better regulation, choosing the right programs, securing accounts and managing digital assets.
- The metaverse is inevitable and comes with a healthy amount of caution and generous amount of adventure, while ensuring our data defense skills are mastered.
- Virtual workspace offers new construction possibilities with the ability to experience and understand the designs in the digital realm before they actually exist.
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