How to Keep Safe on Facebook
These steps can help you separate the good people from the bad ones. , Set the Privacy settings on your profile to "Friends.", Always monitor pictures that other people put of you and tag you on., Do not post pictures of yourself under the influence...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: These steps can help you separate the good people from the bad ones.
By doing this, you will be able to have control who has access to your information and pictures.
For certain pictures, you can also select certain friends that you do or do not want them to see. , You can see the tagged pictures of you by going to your profile, click on "Photos"- you should see "Photos of You" and the number of tagged pictures.
Click on that, and look through the pictures.
You should be able to un-tag any unappealing photos of you, but people still have the ability to see it.
Don't hesitate for a second to "un-tag" yourself from pictures that you do not approve of.
Simply click "Report/Remove Tag" under the "Options" on the bottom of the picture.
Also if you think that the particular picture could put you in a compromising situation, consult whoever put it up and ask him or her to remove it immediately.
If they are your so called pals they should comply with your request. , This refers to pictures such as:
Dancing-on-the-bar pictures or candid shots of the last time you got hammered with your pals on happy hour.
Don't be caught with drugs, especially if you're underage because anyone can just print out the picture and show it to your parents or principal. , you post if your coworkers, colleagues, or even your boss is friends with you.
If possible, avoid sending out or accepting friend requests from those who know you from work, especially your boss.
Granting them full access to view your personal life will only have negative effects on your job. , People often use words such as pet's names or numbers as passwords, so it is not recommended to publish them on-line. , Doing so is just asking for your house to be robbed.
If you must post photos and every detail of your two-week trip to France, do so after you return home, not before or during your vacation. , Don't make your password something obvious such as your birthday or mother's maiden name.
Try to have at least one capital letter, one lowercase letter, two numbers, and a symbol.
The longer and more complicated the password, the safer you are from getting your account hacked.
Always remember to log out after you're finished with Facebook, especially on a shared computer. , The purpose of Facebook is to connect you with people you know.
Making your profile public means you're sharing your information with everyone, even though you don't know them, a risk that you wouldn't want to take. , Don't friend anyone out of your state/country unless you know them pretty well.
Only friend people you know.
You can add mutual friends that you don't know if you want to, though not recommended.
Only friend people that you at least know their favorite color, siblings name, pets name, or something like that.
Make sure they are the correct person by looking through their pictures.
If they are not familiar, then remove them as a friend by getting to your friend list.
Block anyone that seems to threaten or harass you. , No matter how active you are, going through your children's posts, messages, photos, videos, comments is impossible.
Remember: children have no right to privacy from their parents, but you don't necessarily need to view every post they make unless you have reason to be suspicious.
You should have their passwords so you can see if they are getting into dangerous situations or are exhibiting inappropriate speech or behavior.
You can, though, respect your children's individuality and take advantage of online Monitoring services.
These services inform you on what you need to know in an easy to use platform.
Some of these services offer monitoring for Facebook, Myspace, Twitter and cell phones; becoming your social shield against predators, Cyber-bullies, Reputation issues. , which is a giveaway of a phisher.
It can steal your e-mail and password, as well as post spam links to your friends' Walls. -
Step 2: Set the Privacy settings on your profile to "Friends."
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Step 3: Always monitor pictures that other people put of you and tag you on.
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Step 4: Do not post pictures of yourself under the influence of any type of substance.
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Step 5: Be cautious of the statuses
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Step 6: photos
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Step 7: videos
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Step 8: Avoid putting your phone number
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Step 9: mailing address
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Step 10: or your home address in your profile.
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Step 11: Never post information regarding an upcoming vacation or trip as your status.
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Step 12: Change your password every so often.
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Step 13: Don't confuse Facebook with an on-line dating site.
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Step 14: Be careful who you friend.
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Step 15: Take advantage of online Social Network Monitoring services.
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Step 16: Before clicking on a link from Facebook
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Step 17: always remember to check the address bar
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Step 18: which should always display "www.facebook.com/" and nothing else like "www.facebook33.tk" or "www.facebook1.php"
Detailed Guide
By doing this, you will be able to have control who has access to your information and pictures.
For certain pictures, you can also select certain friends that you do or do not want them to see. , You can see the tagged pictures of you by going to your profile, click on "Photos"- you should see "Photos of You" and the number of tagged pictures.
Click on that, and look through the pictures.
You should be able to un-tag any unappealing photos of you, but people still have the ability to see it.
Don't hesitate for a second to "un-tag" yourself from pictures that you do not approve of.
Simply click "Report/Remove Tag" under the "Options" on the bottom of the picture.
Also if you think that the particular picture could put you in a compromising situation, consult whoever put it up and ask him or her to remove it immediately.
If they are your so called pals they should comply with your request. , This refers to pictures such as:
Dancing-on-the-bar pictures or candid shots of the last time you got hammered with your pals on happy hour.
Don't be caught with drugs, especially if you're underage because anyone can just print out the picture and show it to your parents or principal. , you post if your coworkers, colleagues, or even your boss is friends with you.
If possible, avoid sending out or accepting friend requests from those who know you from work, especially your boss.
Granting them full access to view your personal life will only have negative effects on your job. , People often use words such as pet's names or numbers as passwords, so it is not recommended to publish them on-line. , Doing so is just asking for your house to be robbed.
If you must post photos and every detail of your two-week trip to France, do so after you return home, not before or during your vacation. , Don't make your password something obvious such as your birthday or mother's maiden name.
Try to have at least one capital letter, one lowercase letter, two numbers, and a symbol.
The longer and more complicated the password, the safer you are from getting your account hacked.
Always remember to log out after you're finished with Facebook, especially on a shared computer. , The purpose of Facebook is to connect you with people you know.
Making your profile public means you're sharing your information with everyone, even though you don't know them, a risk that you wouldn't want to take. , Don't friend anyone out of your state/country unless you know them pretty well.
Only friend people you know.
You can add mutual friends that you don't know if you want to, though not recommended.
Only friend people that you at least know their favorite color, siblings name, pets name, or something like that.
Make sure they are the correct person by looking through their pictures.
If they are not familiar, then remove them as a friend by getting to your friend list.
Block anyone that seems to threaten or harass you. , No matter how active you are, going through your children's posts, messages, photos, videos, comments is impossible.
Remember: children have no right to privacy from their parents, but you don't necessarily need to view every post they make unless you have reason to be suspicious.
You should have their passwords so you can see if they are getting into dangerous situations or are exhibiting inappropriate speech or behavior.
You can, though, respect your children's individuality and take advantage of online Monitoring services.
These services inform you on what you need to know in an easy to use platform.
Some of these services offer monitoring for Facebook, Myspace, Twitter and cell phones; becoming your social shield against predators, Cyber-bullies, Reputation issues. , which is a giveaway of a phisher.
It can steal your e-mail and password, as well as post spam links to your friends' Walls.
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