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 * Protecting your identity in Facebook**

**Introduction: ** People have become increasingly concerned about [|Facebook's] recent moves such as turning “your” profile page into your identity online without your permission and making your information public by default. There's money in distirbuting your information, such as where you live, likes, friends etc and they have been turning your information over to third parties, ie advertisers for profit -without you knowing.

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The evolution (or erosion) of your private data makes for an interesting read at [|http://mattmckeon.com/facebook-privacy] //"I////t is now a fact of life that all of the private data you have been pumping into Facebook for years, does not belong to you, never did, and Facebook can do whatever they like with it, including sharing it with whomever they choose."// Nigel Hull, CORE Education. For more on this violation of privacy, go to []

If you are concerned about your privacy in [|Facebook] and don't want your private information shared with third party sites without your consent, then be proactive and reclaim your privacy settings in [|Facebook]. Follow some simple rules for how to protect your identity and reputation. People need to check their Facebook settings to…
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 * Set your site to private
 *  Remove flirty photos
 * Remove flirty nicknames
 * Remove surnames
 *  Don’t friend randoms
 * Remove mobile numbers
 * <span style="color: #284838; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Keep the people who can see all your stuff to friends, not friends of friends
 * <span style="color: #173519; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">When you have finished in Facebook, log out and clear your browsers privacy settings to remove all cookies set by Facebook
 * <span style="color: #173519; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Use a separate browser to use Facebook, and only use Facebook on this browser, nothing else.

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 * <span style="color: #173519; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Ditch Facebook completely, remove your account, choose a more [|secure social networking site] and never go back.

<span style="border-collapse: separate; color: #173519; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">Commonsense media provides [|3 Simple Rules to Keep in Mind] when working in Facebook.

//<span style="border-collapse: separate; color: #173519; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">**• Stick with your friends.** Have your teens limit their privacy settings to Only Friends. That will restrict who sees your kids’ information, including pictures, videos, and applications they use. //

//<span style="border-collapse: separate; color: #173519; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">**• Keep private information private.** When filling out their bios, teens can leave fields blank. There is no need for your teens to post their phone numbers or addresses. These features are optional and aren't required to create a Facebook account. //

//<span style="border-collapse: separate; color: #173519; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">**• Don't let your information get away from you.** If your teens haven’t restricted who can share their information, their personal data can end up in the hands of marketers. Also, advise your teens to be on the lookout for personal information requests -- like their birthday or music playlist -- from third parties. And make sure your teens uncheck the public search results box so people can't find their Facebook page through a Google search. Taken directly from Commonsense Media - [|3 Simple Rules to Keep in Mind]  //

<span style="color: #173519; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Other great practices from [|SafetyWeb] include:

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<span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #223f2c; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Some of you may be interested in <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[|How to Put Facebook into a Privacy Lockdown]. Also, there is a website dedicated to providing an independent and open tool for scanning your Facebook privacy settings at <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; color: inherit; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[]

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**<span style="color: #9f0909; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Additional resources to consider **
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 * <span style="color: #173519; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">What Every Parent Needs to Know About Facebook **

<span style="color: #173519; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">http://www.digitalparents.org/help-center-facebook
 * <span style="color: #173519; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Digital Parents - Help centre Facebook **