Friday, May 07, 2010

Securing Your Facebook Profile

The *FIRST* rule to all Social Networking sites is this: If your grandmother would be embarassed or shocked or disappointed by this, then don't post it.  Of course, if you're not concerned about what your grandmother would think, then you can safely ignore this rule.

The *SECOND* rule to all Social Networking sites is this: If your employer or a future employer would be embarassed or shocked or disappointed by this, then don't post it. Of course, if you're not concerned about what an employer would think, then you can safely ignore this rule.

The *THIRD* rule to all Social Networking sites is this: Assume everything you post and everything people post to and/or about you is going to be made public.

Now, having said all that, Facebook seems to have issues in defining what Privacy means.  Or should I say that have a constant need to redefine *down* what your privacy means to them.  If you want to ensure your Facebook profile contains some semblance of privacy, have a read of Jason Perlow's steps to put Facebook in lockdown.

Regards,

The Outspoken Wookie

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