Following our publication on the misleading messages we often see on Facebook regarding data protection and "additional" privacy settings, with the posting of slanderous posts written by would-be lawyer-scammers, we will dedicate this article to those who wish to protect themselves and their families.
The real joke in this case is that while there are some who publish tons of personal details from their lives and various other personal data, they believe that if they post a legitimate text they will be able to bypass the social network's Terms of Service. So, after making it clear from the beginning that the information you upload and share on Facebook belongs to Facebook , let's see what the problem really is.
The biggest problem lies in your security. All this information can be used very easily by someone who wants to do you harm. What can you learn just by looking at someone's photos? But let's look at them one by one. Here is a list of 5 things you should avoid posting on social networks, and online in general.
We already mentioned in a previous article 5 things you should never post on Facebook. We added 5 more and listed them below:
1. Never, ever give out your full date of birth (yours or that of a family member)
Everyone loves birthday wishes from their Facebook. It makes us feel good knowing that someone thought of us and took a few seconds to wish us a happy birthday. The problem is that along with those who love and care about you, you also give malicious users your full date of birth. Do you know where they can use it? It would be much better not to give out the date, but if you have to, at least not to reveal the time of birth. Your real friends know this information anyway.
2. Relationship Status
Whether you're in a relationship or not, that's not about Facebook. Along with your friends, scammers are watching. If someone knows you live alone and sees you out and about, they know your house is unguarded.
3. Your current location
There are many who use the location tagging feature on Facebook a lot . This feature allows others to know where we are. Let's say you are on vacation and not at home. If thieves know the location, they know exactly how much time they have to rob you. You can upload photos of where you are when you get home or send a private message to your friends to make them jealous.
4. The fact that you are Home Alone
It is extremely important that parents have informed their children that they should never post that they are home alone. The reasons are understandable and not at all pleasant.
5. Don't upload photos of your children with their names tagged
You love your children. You do everything you can to keep them safe, but you upload hundreds of tagged photos and videos of your children to Facebook without a second thought.
Probably 9 out of 10 parents have posted their child's name, the exact date and time of birth, when they were in the hospital immediately. There are monsters who can use your child's name, names of relatives and friends to build a relationship of trust with the child and convince them that they are not strangers.
Think before you give information online, information is not lost and we do not live in a society of angels!
6. Your real phone number
You may want to make it easy for your friends to contact you, but your phone number may fall into the wrong hands. So they will be able to pinpoint your exact location with some reverse phone number lookup services available on the Internet.
You can easily communicate with your friends via Google Voice (with firewall) or Skype.
7. Geotagged images
There's no better road map to your current location than a picture with geo-coordinates. Your phone records your location and passes it along to the photos you take, without you even knowing it. Turn off the geotags feature on your phone immediately.
8. Your Vacation Plans
“Hi, I’ll be on vacation starting December 20th, please come and steal me.” No one needs to know you’re going on vacation. Don’t announce it and turn off Facebook Places Location Tracking.
9. Embarrassing things you wouldn't want to share with your employer or family
Before you post anything online, think about whether you would want your boss or family to see it. If the thought makes you cringe then don't post it. Even if you post something and delete it, it doesn't mean someone won't take a screenshot and use it later.
10. Information about your work or work projects
Talking about your project publicly on social media is not a good idea. You are giving valuable information to your competitors, and they may be able to use it long before your company.
