Kiat Melindungi diri di Facebook

Sementara banyak orang menyadari sepenuhnya semua bahaya yang terkait dengan Facebook dan jejaring sosial lainnya, banyak remaja baru saja mendapatkan akun pertama mereka dan mengeksplorasi kebebasan baru mereka.

Sayangnya, ada orang jahat di luar sana yang berusaha memanfaatkan anggota Facebook baru ini. Ikuti kiat keamanan ini untuk membantu membuat berselancar di Facebook anda lebih aman:

1. Jangan Mendaftar Untuk Memperoleh Akun Sampai Anda berusia 13 tahun. Meskipun anda mungkin menginginkan akun saat berusia 11 atau 12 tahun, Facebook secara khusus melarang orang berusia di bawah 13 tahun untuk mendaftar.Jika mereka mengetahui bahwa anda berbohong tentang usia anda, mereka mungkin akan menghentikan akun anda dan membuang semua konten anda termasuk gambar anda.

1. Jangan Gunakan Nama Pertama atau Tengah Anda yang Sebenarnya. Kebijakan Facebook melarang nama palsu namun memungkinkan nama panggilan sebagai nama depan atau tengah anda. Jangan gunakan nama lengkap anda karena hal itu dapat membantu predator dan pencuri identitas mendapatkan lebih banyak informasi tentang anda. Lihat Facebook's Help Center untuk panduan lebih lanjut tentang nama yang diizinkan

1. Set Privacy dengan Kuat. Meskipun anda mungkin ingin menjadi orang terkenal / favorit, anda perlu mengatur pengaturan privasi Facebook anda sehingga tidak sembarang orang dapat melihat profil dan konten anda. Cara terbaik adalah membuat profil Anda agar tersedia hanya untuk orang-orang yang telah "accepted" sebagai teman anda.

4. Don't Post any Contact Information on Your Profile

Don't make your personal e-mail or your cellphone number viewable on your profile.

If you do post this info it's possible that a rogue Facebook application or hacker could use this information to SPAM or torment you. I recommend not even allowing your Facebook friends to have this info. Your real friends will have your cell phone number and a-mail anyway. The less exposure the better.

5. Don't Ever Post Your Location or That You Are Home Alone

Criminals and predators could use your location information to track you down. You might think that only your friends would have access to this information, but if your friends' account is left logged in on a public computer or their account gets hacked then strangers will now have your location information. Never ever post that you are home alone.

6. Report Any Abusive Postings or Harassment

If you ever feel threatened by anyone on Facebook or someone is harassing you by sending unwanted Facebook messages or posting something abusive on your public wall, report it by clicking the "report abuse" link on the post. If someone posts a picture of you that you don't like, you have the right and the ability to 'untag' yourself.

7. Create a Strong Password For Your Account And Don't Share it with ANYONE

If your password is too simple, someone could easily guess it and break into your account. You should never provide anyone with your password. Always make sure that you log out of Facebook completely if your using a public computer in a Library or school computer lab. 8. Be Smart About What You Post

There are some things you should never post on Facebook.

When you post something, always remember that it can affect other people and could be used against you in the future, so be smart.

Just because you delete something on Facebook after you say it, doesn't mean someone didn't take a screen shot of it before you had the chance to remove it. If you post something embarrassing about yourself or others, it may come back to haunt you in the future when you apply for a job or try to get into a college that checks Facebook profiles. If you don't feel comfortable enough saying something in front of someone then it's probably best not to post it online either.

9. Keep an Eye Out For Facebook Scams And Rogue Applications

Not all Facebook apps are made by good people. Usually a Facebook app will require access to parts of your profile as a condition of using it. If you give an app access and it's a bad application then you might have just opened yourself up for SPAM or worse. If in doubt, check it out by Googling the app's name followed by "scam" to see if there is any reported shenanigans.

10. If Your Account Gets Hacked, report it IMMEDIATELY!!

Don't be too embarrassed to report your account getting hacked by someone. It's important that you report the hack immediately. Hackers may try and impersonate you using your hacked account for the purpose of getting your friends to fall for their scams. Check out How to Tell a Facebook Friend From a Facebook Hacker for more information.