Tag: Online Communities

Social-networking sites at times are very useful.

But the dangers they pose out weigh the services.

Please read blogs under internet.

But how much of that is Facebook sharing with the whole world? How long does it stick around? And is there any way to block some of it?

People were learning too much

Honi Hertsenberg of Cincinnati has become a Facebook expert over the past two years, after a few scary experiences. She discovered that people she didn’t know were learning too much about her personal life and about her children.

“If you are the type of person who uploads pictures and posts personal information, you will be out there for anyone to see,” said Hertsenberg.

Default means sharing

We sat down with the Western Hills woman at Diane’s Restaurant on Anderson Ferry Road. She says the problem is that if you don’t change Facebook’s basic settings, it is sharing everything about you — where you live, where you went to school, your family, your kids — with 600 million other members around the world.

“The default settings are set so that anyone who searches for you page is going to see your personal information,” said Hertsenberg.

Example: Someone posted a photo of a party from 20 years ago, “tagging” a much younger Honi drinking beer in a very casual outfit. That is hardly what she wants employers to see.

First stop: Privacy page

So unlike many members, Hertsenberg decided to spend some time on Facebook’s privacy page. She learned it’s not hard to set up two different profiles: One for just your closest friends and family, and one for everyone else.

“I have lists of actual friends. I have lists that are family. So I can pick and choose what each group actually sees,” she explained.

So how can you protect yourself and your loved ones?

* Go to Facebook’s privacy page.
* Set it so that only “friends” can see what you post.
* If you’re concerned about your name popping up in other people’s photos, customize it so only you can see tagging.

Beware who you friend

Some important friend alerts:

* Hertsenberg says beware who you friend. They say a lot about your character.
* Beer guzzling or political fringe friends suggest that you may share the same interests.
* And make sure you are not sharing everything with “friends of friends”. You don’t know them.

Watch those wall postings

Are your friends posting embarrassing posts on your wall? You can turn that off too. “You can set it so friends cannot post to your wall,” added Hertsenberg.

While we’re setting limits, she says be sure to make your contact info — like your addresses and cell phone number — private.

Finally, use caution on how many businesses you “like.” When you like them, you become a free billboard for them….and you’re not getting paid for it.

So next time you’re wasting time at work surfing Facebook, take a few minutes and visit your settings. Find out who can see what about you.

Click here for a privacy tutorial, with detailed pictures explaining each step, courtesy the site ” All Facebook.com.”

So clean up your profile, so you stay safe and you don’t waste your money.

http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/local_news/special_reports/what-is-facebook-sharing-about-you%3F

Related:

Facebook wants you to believe that you gave them your mobile phone number for security reasons and important notifications. The truth is that they wanted your phone number and your address to be able to share it more.

The Huffington Post reports that Facebook is going to make your address and phone number available to “application developers”. Privacy and security experts are confident that sharing this information will expose users to greater risk of being scammed.

According to Facebook users will be alerted if an application is requesting access to their phone number and address, but if you trust Facebook then look here to see what Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg thinks about you.

http://blog.eset.com/2011/03/01/facebook-privacy-%25E2%2580%2593-not-even-an-electron-microscope-can-find-it