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Facebook.com, Petition: Facebook, stop invading my privacy! by Facebook.com
Retrieved 16 March 2010
URL: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5930262681&4
Nowadays, a lot of teenagers are using social networking sites communicate with each others. The most attractive and famous social networking site using by teenagers are Facebook. Many teenagers are visiting the social networks of their older friends, siblings and other relations just to keep up with the fun. Facebook, as you know, is a social network that allows groups and individuals to create their own little corner of the Internet, and people can communicate with each other, share their interests, photos, videos, songs and so on.
But do you know that online fraudsters are always target on Facebook and other social networking sites to harvest information about you. So, now you may ask "How safety Facebook is?" Answer is Facebook has provided some options to protect your online privacy but it was up to you to customize them by yourself. Here we will recommend you few ways to set your Facebook privacy options to protect against online identity theft.
Step 1: Customize Privacy Settings to help protect your identity
At the bottom of every web page on Facebook, there is a link called "Privacy Settings". You can change your profile information like your name, current city and gender. You also can control who can see you in search results of Facebook and set a block list which can control who can interact with you on Facebook. After customize, you can use the "How others see you" tool on Facebook privacy setting to preview and make sure your privacy settings are properly set up.
Step 2: Think carefully before accept any friend requests
Once you have accepted someone as your friend they will able to access any information about you. They might be using your photo and identity for certain purposes. You can remove any friends at anytime when you change your mind about someone.
Step 3: Show "limited friends" half version of your profile
You can choose to make people into "limited friends" who only have access to half version of your profile that you customize it. This can make more secure when you have interact with who you do not wish to give full personal information and status to, or feel uncomfortable sharing information with.
Lastly, Facebook can be a real joy because it can help you keeping in touch with relatives, sharing information with friends and family. But always remember keeping your personal information private and secure when you are using Facebook.
Reference:
allfacebook.com, 10 Privacy Setting Every Facebook User Should Know, by Nick O'Neill
Retrieved on 16th March 2010
URL: http://www.allfacebook.com/2009/02/facebook-privacy/
Facebook.com, Petition: Facebook, stop invading my privacy! by Facebook.com
Retrieved 16 March 2010
URL: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5930262681&4
Nowadays, a lot of teenagers are using social networking sites communicate with each others. The most attractive and famous social networking site using by teenagers are Facebook. Many teenagers are visiting the social networks of their older friends, siblings and other relations just to keep up with the fun. Facebook, as you know, is a social network that allows groups and individuals to create their own little corner of the Internet, and people can communicate with each other, share their interests, photos, videos, songs and so on.
But do you know that online fraudsters are always target on Facebook and other social networking sites to harvest information about you. So, now you may ask "How safety Facebook is?" Answer is Facebook has provided some options to protect your online privacy but it was up to you to customize them by yourself. Here we will recommend you few ways to set your Facebook privacy options to protect against online identity theft.
Step 1: Customize Privacy Settings to help protect your identity
At the bottom of every web page on Facebook, there is a link called "Privacy Settings". You can change your profile information like your name, current city and gender. You also can control who can see you in search results of Facebook and set a block list which can control who can interact with you on Facebook. After customize, you can use the "How others see you" tool on Facebook privacy setting to preview and make sure your privacy settings are properly set up.
Step 2: Think carefully before accept any friend requests
Once you have accepted someone as your friend they will able to access any information about you. They might be using your photo and identity for certain purposes. You can remove any friends at anytime when you change your mind about someone.
Step 3: Show "limited friends" half version of your profile
You can choose to make people into "limited friends" who only have access to half version of your profile that you customize it. This can make more secure when you have interact with who you do not wish to give full personal information and status to, or feel uncomfortable sharing information with.
Lastly, Facebook can be a real joy because it can help you keeping in touch with relatives, sharing information with friends and family. But always remember keeping your personal information private and secure when you are using Facebook.
Reference:
allfacebook.com, 10 Privacy Setting Every Facebook User Should Know, by Nick O'Neill
Retrieved on 16th March 2010
URL: http://www.allfacebook.com/2009/02/facebook-privacy/
