Facebook on Thursday released the official “Guide to Facebook Security”, aiming to educate Facebook users to keep their Facebook accounts safe. The guide comes in a PDF format and can be easily downloaded from Facebook Safety Center here: www.facebook.com/safety
The 20-page guide co-authored by security experts Linda McCarthy and Keith Watson Denise Weldon-Siviy, an editor and teacher. It explains how users can:
• Protect their Facebook account
• Avoid scammers
• Configure advanced security settings
• Recover a hacked Facebook account
• Stop imposters
Facebook which has over 750 million users accross the globe, its privacy and security is of crucial important. There are many personal information that people share in this platform. If users aren’t acquainted with privacy-protection and security practices, then they will be exposing their identity to scammers and fraudulent people.
The guide offers some top tips for staying safe online:
• Only befriend people you know.
• Create good password.
• Change pasword frequently and never share to others.
• Share your personal information only to trusted people and sites.
• Only download apps from sites you trust.
• Keep your anti-virus software update.
• Log into Facebook only once each session.
• Logging out of Facebook when you are not using.
• Beware of enticing links coming from your Friends.
Security on Facebook is both a shared responsibilty between Facebook and the people using this platform. It is worth looking at this ‘Guide to Facebook Security’ and make your world of social networking secure and protected.
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