We all enjoy keeping up with friends and family on social media, but we have to be mindful of our privacy and security when we do. Here are some suggestions to help keep your personal information private:
1. Understand what information the site needs for your account and how they use it in the first place.
Never give more information than is necessary to operate an account. Usually this includes:
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2. Make sure that your posts are not indexed into search engines.
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3. Remember to set all your posts private on Instagram so only friends can see them and, of course, be cautious of what you post on any social media site.
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4. Make sure that mobile apps for social media sites are not using personal data or sharing additional private information.
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5. Social media are always refining and changing their privacy settings. If you want help editing these settings, use a product like Trend Micro Security, which provides a privacy scan of social networks like Facebook, Google+, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
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Using these five tips can help insure your privacy online and make social media a safer place.
Watch the video: Social Media Privacy Settings
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