Facebook privacy - Tips and information you probably didnt know!
You might be sharing info with people/a person you are trying to keep out of your profile, and not even know it! & How to keep your profile, pictures, and friends list really private from anyone!
Did you know that if you respond to a message from someone you dont know, OR message someone from your “friend request” to ask them “if you know them?”, or “how they found you?” - You have just entitled them to complete access to your profile, friends list, and pictures even if your profile is set to only allow friends to view this.
Thats right, even though you have edited your facebook privacy settings to only allow friends to view any part of your profile - responding to anyone entitles them one month access to every part of your profile!
But, lets not let this run us off of our favorite social network site. The fix is quite simple and it only takes a small amount of effort.
If you get a “friend request” on Facebook and you have no idea who that person is, nor do you have any “friends in common” with this person, and upon viewing their profile is there anything in there that Rings A Bell of why they may be adding you. Simply hit the “Ignore” but and ignore their request.
The ignore feature doesnt Block, or Ban them from ever contacting you again, rather just ignores their request to be added as your friend. Too add to that, the person who has requested to be added to your “friends list” will not be notified in anyway that you have “ignored”, or rejected their add request so you have no reason to worry of offending anyone. Should you be the type to be concerned with this, and should this person actually know you and really want to be friends with you… then they will request again right?! And possibly have some friends in common with you at that point, along with a profile filled out and pictures to assure you that this is someone you dont mind to share your information and photos with.
Why this is such a big deal? - Lets be realistic about this and honest with ourselves, we all have people we would prefer not to have access to any part of our private lives in any form. With that we have seen the Dr. Phil, Maury Povich, and Oprah TV show’s that have featured lives of people effected by the wrong people viewing their profiles and pictures. It could be your employer/boss, ex boyfriend, or girlfriend, or whomever that doesnt need to have access to your life, and it must be known that making a phony account for the purposes of snooping is all too easy!
In closing I want to end by saying using Facebook should be just fine for any responsible person with proper knowledge of how everything works, and theres no need to run out and close your account. However do as much as you can to keep your profile private if you are one of the people who have selected those options in your Privacy Settings.
If you have any additional Facebook Privacy tips please feel free to use the comments box and add them!
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