Privacy and security are the number-one concerns on the Internet, and are
particularly relevant in the world of social networking. Identity theft is
growing daily and spammers lurk behind every website trying to nab your
email address. It’s more important than ever to guard yourself online.
Along with these dangers, a social networking site like Facebook Facebook also
throws in the risks of humiliation, embarrassment, and criticism if you
end up posting information you’re not supposed to or revealing far too
much information to the wrong people. So how do you begin to protect
yourself and still network freely?
The reality is anything you post on Facebook Facebook has the potential to be publicly
available. This includes your picture and your profile information,
such as political views, relationship status, and so on. Facebook does do
all it can to protect your personal information, but things happen, hackers
can attack, and so on. It’s easy to think that only people you allow to be
your friends on Facebook Facebook can view your info, but that’s not the case.
There are ways of finding someone’s profile on Facebook. Potential
employers, law enforcement, teachers, and anyone else determined to do
so can find a way to see your profile. If your privacy settings are lax, even
a simple search engine can access your profile.