May
5th

Facebook: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

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Facebook is one of the most popular social networking tool for many bloggers. I also use it regularly for promotion of my blog, create groups, and make new blogger friends. Every now and then I read on the media that Facebook is not secure, therefore I decided to limit the information I share with Facebook and other users. BBC World’s Click programme revealed how the personal details of Facebook users could potentially be stolen. They developed a simple application which grabs personal details in Facebook. Read the rest of the story here: Facebook risk

How to Protect Your Personal Details in Facebook?

There are two methods for you to protect your details in Facebook:

1) Stop your details being visible

Log in to your Facebook account and click on the “privacy” option at the top of the front page, then on the “Applications” option, then on the “Other Applications” tab.

You can see what the applications being added by your friends can see about you. Click the option near the bottom marked “Do not share any information about me through the Facebook API”.

However, If you have already installed many Facebook applications, you have to remove them all to click above mentioned option. Then I suggest you to take a look at the next method.

2) Reduce the Details Being Visible

This way you can limit the information sharing for the applications you will install in the future. This is a good way of protecting your personal details.

Again login to your account, go to Privacy, and then select Applications. Click on Other Applications and it will take you to What Other Users Can See via the Facebook Platform. Select the personal details you will grant access for the future applications you will be installing.

Do something for your Facebook privacy before it is too late. By the way, have you added me to your Facebook friend’s list? Please add Mert Erkal before I become famous, or I won’t remember you:)