Although Facebook is a great way for keeping in touch with people, it is also a place that can cause danger, especially in the world we live in today. Here is a list of just a couple of things that make facebook dangerous.
• If you do not properly set your security settings anyone in your network can see your profile, pictures, and personal information. This could become especially dangerous if your network is Toronto, meaning there are thousands of people who could potentially come across your page.
• Once you are on someone’s profile you can see anything about them, there school, age, birthday, hometown, e-mail address etc. If this information where to be looked at by a hacker or a criminal you could become in serious danger.
• Another special feature on facebook is called ‘Wall-to-Wall’ this means that you can see any conversation that someone has had with the person who’s profile you are looking at.
• One more thing that is not good about facebook is pictures. Facebook is now the second largest site for loading pictures into. However how safe is it really compared with Flickr and Photobucket? Everyone knows that once a picture is on the web its out there for everyone to see, and I find myself asking is this the same on facebook. Even though if you read the security agreement is say no?
Here is the link to Facebook’s security setting page: Here
Although what they say may sound good, it is always important to practice safe ways to use the Internet. Keeping the rules in mind will help you to become safer on the internet!
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