MILLIONS of people log on to social networking sites every day. Of course, all these sites provide settings for us to help protect certain things we don’t want other people to see. Not utilizing the privacy settings these sites provide us can makes you an open target for online predators. Once you have posted something in the internet, it is always going to be there whether you delete it or not. With the internet being a world-wide social network, anyone could have simply saved or copied what you have uploaded in the internet. Protecting your privacy in social networking sites is crucial. With millions of people eyes from all over the world being able to see everything you post about you, how you look like, where you live can be very dangerous so BE CAREFUL and be aware of the fact that ANYONE can see whatever you post.
There are many ways you can protect your privacy in social networking sites. It would be smart to never post your age, where you go to school and sometimes even putting you first AND last name can be very risky. You should never reveal personal information to anyone on social networking sites. Facebook provides a setting that lets you choose who can see your profile. Personally, I set mine to “just friends” because I know I don’t accept friend requests from people I don’t know or have never met. Keep in mind that YOU decided what information about yourself to reveal, when, why and to whom, so think twice about what you’re about to put on the sites. Remember that just because a site demands or asks for personal information from you, it does not mean you have to give it. Also, when you’re sending anything to anyone whether it’s through Facebook inbox, msn, or e-mail, avoid sending personal information because you never know where it could end up. Just imagine random strangers from the other side of the world looking at EVERYTHING you just wrote about yourself. Pretty creepy right? Protect your privacy, BE INTERNET SMART! :)…because you never know who’s hiding behind those other screens…
BYEJ
There are many ways you can protect your privacy in social networking sites. It would be smart to never post your age, where you go to school and sometimes even putting you first AND last name can be very risky. You should never reveal personal information to anyone on social networking sites. Facebook provides a setting that lets you choose who can see your profile. Personally, I set mine to “just friends” because I know I don’t accept friend requests from people I don’t know or have never met. Keep in mind that YOU decided what information about yourself to reveal, when, why and to whom, so think twice about what you’re about to put on the sites. Remember that just because a site demands or asks for personal information from you, it does not mean you have to give it. Also, when you’re sending anything to anyone whether it’s through Facebook inbox, msn, or e-mail, avoid sending personal information because you never know where it could end up. Just imagine random strangers from the other side of the world looking at EVERYTHING you just wrote about yourself. Pretty creepy right? Protect your privacy, BE INTERNET SMART! :)…because you never know who’s hiding behind those other screens…
BYEJ
These tips are really useful for those who need to be careful of what they put on the internet. Posting these personal information would be really dangerous and you're right, there are many online predators in the world! It's scary to know someone might be stalking you!
ReplyDeleteYour post has made me even more aware of the dangers and consequences of using the Internet. There are many risks involved when you post information that should be kept private on sites like Facebook. Just recently, I have made sure to double check my privacy settings on all the social networking sites I've signed up on to ensure that my safety and security is protected.
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