In the wake of yet another bug harvesting data from Facebook accounts, now is a good time to go over some basic Facebook safety.

First off, Facebook has once again taken a lead role in policing itself by publishing their own fan page strictly dedicated to safety on the social network. In addition to educational and awareness pieces surrounding Cyberbullying and responsible digital citizenship, they have a series of videos dedicated to explaining their privacy settings and sharing options, which have recently been simplified.

Everyone concerned about what they might be sharing and with whom should take a look at the videos marked “Learn More” starting with the first one. Even though the controls are simplified, sharing information on Facebook remains a multi-faceted and complicated matter.

Computerworld shared their five tips for Facebook safety, which include learning the privacy settings but also common sense tips such as being careful about who you friend, what you post, what information about yourself you share, and probably most importantly what applications you give access to your Facebook data.

Any parents who friend their kids in order to keep tabs on what they post should also read our post on how privacy settings can work against parents using this technique.

If you have any thoughts about how to keep your data and/or kids safe on Facebook, let us know and we’ll post them here.

 

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