Top Privacy Tips

Top Privacy tips from those-in-the-know:

1. Know who you are sharing your information with.

- Read the Ts&Cs of the Social Networking site you are using.

- When using Social Networking sites, only add people you know and trust.

- When choosing to add that application, know what information they are going to get from you in return.

2. Don't believe everything you read.

- Read between the lines.

- Don't jump at the first AMAZING offer you see (Do you know anyone who has actually won a free Dell laptop? Or got the old Facebook profile layout back? Or seen who is viewingtheir profile? No? I didn't think so.)

3. Is your information secure? And are you using Security measures?

- Is your Firewall/Virus checker up to date?

- Is your OS up to date.

- Do you scan files before downloading them?

- Do you check to see that you are downloading from reliable and trustworthy source?

- Do you open links/attachments in emails without scanning them for viruses?

4. Think before you post.

- Have you got friends/family's permission to post that photo?

- Will commenting about a sensitive topic offend anyone?

- Will giving out revealing information expose yourself?

Also read this article from AllFacebook on How to Prevent your Facebook Profile from being Hacked.