At times users do share their password with people they trust, which is the easiest way to lose your Facebook privacy settings. Never disclose your password or any other confidential information with anyone, if you have already shared your password, change it immediately in Facebook privacy settings. Always remember a quote by Clifford Stoll “Treat your password like your toothbrush. Don’t let anybody else use it, and get a new one every six months”.
- Change your password frequently
Do not change your password so often that it becomes hard for you to remember it. You must change your password often enough so that till the time someone figures out your password, you have changed your password with Facebook privacy settings.
- Always sign out completely
At times people leave their systems in a hurry without signing out or without waiting to see if the signing out process is complete. This is quite unsafe especially when you are using computers at cyber cafes. Before leaving your system, always make sure that you have completely logged out of your account by Facebook privacy settings.
- Do not let others use your PC, mobile phones, etc.
You might have allowed your friends to access your system and other devices but this is not right for your Facebook privacy settings. Your friends can access your account and can post or send anything under your name. They might download some malicious program which can harm your system by Facebook privacy settings.
- Do not click on unnecessary links
Unnecessary links on your wall post, which appear under your friend’s name, could be a spam. Spammers send malicious emails posing as Facebook privacy settings notification and stealing user’s information by asking them to open the links or attachments. Always ignore suspicious links or private messages – they may rob you of your Facebook privacy settings.
- Avoid using third party applications:
When you click on a like button of a certain page it accesses your data. Even the advertisements that appear on your page may be spasm. The various applications on Facebook privacy settings ask for access to your personal data which is not good for your security. Never allow these applications to access your personal data in Facebook privacy settings.
- Choose right browser for accessing your account
Always choose a right browser to access your account. When it comes for choosing a browser, Firefox is a good option as it comes with add-ons. These add-ons provide security at a certain level as compared to other browsers. The following add-on would help:
- Ad block Plus
As the name suggests, this will block all the ads that pops-up. Hence provides security from dangerous links in Facebook privacy settings.
- No Script
This add-on blocks JavaScript to run on a website unless you allow. This will help in preventing cross site linking which hackers use to insert dangerous codes with Facebook privacy settings.
These tips will help you protect your account and would lower down the risk of security issues as security always comes first in Facebook privacy settings.
