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We're all aware of the issues Facebook is currently having with privacy and the scrambling they're doing to try and correct it. But let's think for minute - who is really responsible for making sure your information isn't spread across the internet through Facebook?
I whole heartily believe that Facebook needs to do everything and anything they can to protect your information from unwanted prying eyes. Let's face it, they're everywhere. I've even seen the posts from people warning me not to join a group about "Becoming a father or mother was the greatest gift of my life" which apparently encourages you to post pictures of your children. The group is supposedly run by pedophiles looking pictures for of your children. The bad people are everywhere and they will try to take advantage of you if possible. Facebook should do what they can to protect your information, and it sounds as if they are taking new precautions to protect everyone. Sadly, their efforts may be too little too late for many people.
But is it really Facebook's job to make sure you don't share anything sensitive? At the start of the day, shouldn't the poster be accountable, to make sure that they're not posting sensitive information that can be compromised or stolen or used by unwanted third party advertisers?
Would you walk down the street and hand over your phone numbers, address, and pictures of your kids to random strangers that you meet on the street? Of course you wouldn't. So why would you post information that you don't want to be public on a social networking site.
Here's an example of something that you shouldn't share: you shouldn't post your birth year in your birthday because predators could use your age in an identity theft attempt. Simple guideline - don't post information that you don't want to share. There needs to be a certain amount of personal responsibility here. People should stop looking for someone to blame when something bad happens to them and take a look to see if they could have prevented it themselves. Your posts can end up being seen by the wrong person too, even if it's shared only with your friends and family. Be careful who you verbally slam, who you talk badly about, and please don't post those embarrassing photos of you from the crazy drunken Saturday night at the bar. Don't forget to ask your friend who took the pictures not to post them either. Employers, both future and present, just may be looking at those. Is that something you want on your 'permanent record?' Again, don't share things that you don't want public. You never know who may see it and use it against you. I wonder how many political careers are now ruined by Facebook posts.
That being said, Facebook is a place for people to share things with their friends and families like their daily lives and pictures of their kids. So not sharing anything certainly defeats the point of it. Therefore, everyone should take precautions to make sure their privacy settings are set properly to make sure that only the people they want to peek into their lives are able.
Here's a good tool that can tell you if your privacy settings are sufficient, http://www.reclaimprivacy.org/. Check your setting carefully to make sure they set where you would like them and that the right people can see what see what you want them see. The current settings can be a little confusing for some users. At the time of writing this, Facebook is preparing to release new privacy controls that are promised to be "drastically simplified" for the user. Let's see how effective they will be. Facebook has recently admitted to "missing the mark" when it comes to privacy. Hopefully they measure up this time.
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