"I know so much about you that you have forgotten" -- The Internet
A misperception people might have on social media sites like Facebook is that if you lock down your privacy settings and delete those old posts, that you are fine. Well, not so fast.
It’s absolutely frustrating. You do your best to keep your profiles clean and secure but it’s not enough. It’s as if sometimes Facebook and other social sites almost trick you into feeling secure when your not. At a minimum, most of you tell us it’s hard to keep up with! Well our cyber expert, Theresa Payton, is with us tonight with some pointers and just in case your loved ones don’t heed the warnings, she’ll tell you about a tool that shows you just how open your internet “secrets” really are. By the way, Facebook is also turning on their freaky facial recognition technology back on soon so make sure you delete or untag yourself and your loved ones from photos.
HOW IT WORKS:
1. Did you know that where you delete something makes a difference?
Delete isn’t really delete and still searchable....
2. The open nature of connecting Facebook to other fun features leaves a privacy gap that can be swooped up in their new graph search.
3. If you want an illustration of how creepy and deep the search can go, try this site called: WeKnowWhatYoureDoing.com and they really do!
4. Photo recognition will tag you across all photos
QUICK TIPS:
1. Go to “Who Can See My Stuff” on Facebook
2. Go to your profile page and click “About me”
3. Run Simplewash or Socioclean
4. Block trackers using Abine, DisconnectMe or Ghostery
5. Try Privacyfix.com to help you manage what your friends do with your pictures, posts and likes
6. The best place to delete your posts from is the Activity Log
7. It takes just a few steps to protect your name tagged in photos:
a. Click on the gear icon at the far right; select “Privacy Settings” from the menu
b. Choose Timeline and Tagging
c. Review the all the settings and lock them down to your level of comfort
Web Resources:
Facebook help center: http://www.facebook.com/help/437430672945092/
We Know What You’re Doing Tool:
http://www.weknowwhatyouredoing.com/locations/
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