tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84804518531453330452011-11-27T16:52:14.791-08:00People Are So Click Happy On Facebook - Beware Of Message Links - Learn More.Rogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06324203029064450641noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480451853145333045.post-62358333787963981932010-07-03T18:03:00.000-07:002010-08-27T19:30:25.187-07:00<div style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Protect Yourself From Identity Theft On Facebook</span></b></div><div style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: left;"></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Identity theft is the fasted growing crime in America.</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A new case is reported every three seconds.</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Social networking sites, such as Facebook, have become a prime target for ID theft predators.&nbsp;</span></span></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Beware Of Inbox Messages </span></b></span></span><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Think before you click on a link in your inbox messages. Links that seem strange may lead you to a page that could download all your Facebook profile information. This malicious link can then spread to all your Facebook friends as well.&nbsp; &nbsp; </span></span></div><br /><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Do Not Use a Weak Password</b></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">A password should have at least eight characters. Avoid simple names or words. Use mixed upper and lower-case letters or numbers in your password. </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b><span style="color: blue;">Does Your Profile Show Your Complete Birth Date?</span></b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is an ideal target for identity thieves. It is a piece of the puzzle to obtain more information about you. You can remove or change your birth date preference on the "edit your profile" page. For maximum privacy don't use the month, day, and year when posting your birth date. </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Do Not Overlook Useful Privacy Controls</span></b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Your Facebook profile can be set to be viewed by your friends, friends of friends, or everyone. Your profile will be more secure by not sharing with everyone. Do not add contact information to your profile, such as phone number or address. This is private information that you would not want hackers to have access to.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b style="color: blue;">Posting That You'll Be Away From Home</b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You might as well post a sign on your front door that says "No One's Home". Post your comments and photos about your awesome trip after you get home.</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br /><b><span style="color: blue;">Letting Search Engines Find You</span></b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Don't let ID thieves find your Facebook profile by searching the web. In your privacy settings be sure the box for public search is disabled.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: blue;">Permitting Youngsters to Use Facebook </b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Facebook limits its members to ages 13 and over. But children younger than that do use it. If you have a child or teenager on Facebook, the best way to provide oversight is to become one of their online friends. Use your e-mail address as the contact for their account so that you receive their notifications and monitor their activities.</span><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">&nbsp;</span></b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Using A Community Computer</span></b></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't forget to logout of Facebook when using a community computer. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Leaving your account open can be an invitation to ID theft predators.&nbsp; </span></span></span></div><br /><br /><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fdonotdothisonfacebook.blogspot.com%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 80px; overflow: hidden; width: 450px;"></iframe><br /><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><strong>Share This on Facebook</strong></span><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_a8SimD6HYWs/THh0fWlxmII/AAAAAAAAAKI/rEBXbY_AL6s/s1600/Jokes+and+Quotes.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_a8SimD6HYWs/THh0fWlxmII/AAAAAAAAAKI/rEBXbY_AL6s/s320/Jokes+and+Quotes.gif" /></a><strong><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"></span></strong>&nbsp;</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php" name="fb_share" type="button_count">Share</a><script src="http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/connect.php/js/FB.Share" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8480451853145333045-6235833378796398193?l=donotdothisonfacebook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06324203029064450641noreply@blogger.com