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10 Tips to Protect Yourself on Facebook

Shakira Andrea Sison | Published: Jan 29, 2010 - 8:00am

  

7. Manage your applications privacy

Just because you've reached the highest level in Mafia Wars doesn't mean you want updates on your minute-by-minute action on your Wall. (Plus, you can keep pretending that you're working on that presentation 24/7 and not taking a Mafia War break every 45 minutes…)

Prevent applications from posting to your wall in Settings > Application Settings.

8. Don't let Facebook use your information in advertisements.

If you don't want all of your friends to know that you've become a fan of The Official Mariane Rivera Facebook Page, disable this feature in Settings > Facebook Ads.

9. Don't trust Facebook security. Read this article on how Facebook employees have one master password they can use to enter any account and use your information.

10. When it doubt, take it out. Security settings change frequently and without warning, so if there's anything in your profile and photos that could possibly be used against you in any way, it's probably in your best interest to remove it from Facebook. Especially if it's a photo of you getting a lap dance in 2006.

  

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  • Priscilla Jan 29 2010 @ 11:30pm Report Abuse
    Excellent, spot.ph! I am looking forward to articles like this which make things simple for non-tech people. I followed all the steps and I'm looking forward to safer Facebooking! Thanks!
  • blue_rabbit Jan 29 2010 @ 02:39pm Report Abuse
    get back in your hole red rabbit.
  • red_rabbit Jan 29 2010 @ 02:28pm Report Abuse
    you can also cancel you fb account to save time.

    whatever you do to protect yourself, people will still find a way to crack your account.
  • typekosi.kanako Jan 29 2010 @ 02:06pm Report Abuse
    best article written about FB! I love you Shakira! :D
  • brooke lynn Jan 29 2010 @ 12:08pm Report Abuse
    thanks for this!
  • igeramos Jan 29 2010 @ 10:37am Report Abuse
    I meant "unfriend"
  • igeramos Jan 29 2010 @ 10:35am Report Abuse
    I "de-friended" or "unfreind" about 500 so-called friends on Facebook last December and it was the best singular thing I did as part of my pre-new year house keeping program. Very good suggestions.
  • Odette Jan 29 2010 @ 08:32am Report Abuse
    Wow, thanks Spot! Just what I was waiting for.
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