UAE Cybersecurity Council Calls for Stronger Digital Footprint Protection

UAE Cybersecurity Council issues an advisory warning that passive and active digital footprints create detailed profiles that cybercriminals can exploit, increasing risks like identity theft, phishing, account compromise, and unauthorized data collection by untrusted mobile apps; the advisory explains footprint types and recommends limiting publicly shared personal and location data, reviewing social media followers, avoiding unknown contacts, and tightening privacy settings.