Facebook: Is It Really Safe?

        Facebook, pretty much everyone has one, some people use it every so often just to communicate with distant relatives and family others use it on a daily bases or multiple times a day just to see what others are doing and have posted or to post something themselves. People post information about themselves on Facebook that they think is just being shared with their friends when in turn most of the time anyone can see the information they have posted. 
        
       Many people post pictures and comments about they cant wait to go on the family vacation which could be valuable information for a robber, which shows them a time when no one will be home. Other information such as partying, going out and comments or statues made about bosses or work and so-forth can affect ones job status and make their positions uncertain. 
        
       Many People think "yeah yeah, but I never do stuff like that that can affect me." when indeed what most people use Facebook for is to see what other people have posted as their statuses and to look at what other people are doing with their lives. When posting things one Facebook the last thing people think about is what if someone see's this that isn't supposed to see it.

                                         Ten Crazy Things About Facebook You Probably Don't Know

1) 4.7 million “liked” a Facebook page about health conditions or treatments (details an insurer might use against you).
2) 4.8 million have used Facebook to say where they planned to go on a certain day (a potential tip-off for burglars)
3) 20.4 million included their birth date, which can be used by identity thieves
4) 39.3 million identified family members in their profile
5) 900K discussed finances on their wall
6) 1.6 million liked a page pertaining to racial or ethnic affiliations
7) 2.3 million liked a page regarding sexual orientation
8) 7.7 million liked a page pertaining to a religious affiliation
9) 2.6 million discussed their recreational use of alcohol on their wall
10) 4.6 million discussed their love life on their wall

 Ways To help Protect Yourself On Facebook

1) Organize Your Friends List
2) Hiding from Facebook search
3) Hiding from public search engines
4) Allowing only friends that you know to view wall posts
5) Turn OFF instant personalization 

These are just a couple brief ways to protect yourself, HERE is a more in depth discussion on how to protect yourslef on these topics.


                             IS YOUR FACEBOOK SAFE?


                                                                            Citations

Pictures:

http://sq1agency.com/blog/2011/10/is-your-facebook-information-safe/ifwt-facebook-security1/

Information:

http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/consumer-reports-facebook-privacy-problems-are-rise-749990

http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/facebook-privacy-settings-you-should-know/

Video:

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wogtTQs8Kzw