Facebook privacy - are you worried?

Posted by: CafestudyAdmin

11th Apr 2018 12:36pm

Following the recent Facebook privacy scandal, have you changed your behaviour on Facebook? Are you conscious about how much you share and are you worried about your privacy?

Jarrod!

8th May 2018 04:59pm

I check through my privacy settings on Facebook on a regular basis. I have mine set to be fairly tight: only friends of friends can ask to be my friend; the outside world can't see much at all. I check what my profile looks like using the 'View as...' tool from my profile page. People can probably find out more about me from a Google search than they can on Facebook.
To a certain extent, there's a price to be paid once any of us start signing up for social media/online profiles. It makes it very easy to be found. Companies like Facebook don't necessarily make it easy to restrict the flow of information to the outside world, but it is possible. You just have to dig a little, and be diligent. I'm not necessarily worried, I just tend to be vigilant - even in the real world (yep, I shred any documents with my or my family's name or personal details on it).
I am conscious about what and how much I share, but I know this can be used to my benefit, to promote my business or groups I'm passionate about, connect with people around the world... and I'll admit it: do a little investigating on people I'd like to know more about! We just have to be smart about what we release in the public, online sphere.

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