Social media
Stay safe on social media:
- Limit the amount of personal information you post online
- Remember that the Internet is a public resource
- Be cautious of strangers
- Evaluate your account settings
- Check privacy policies
Limit the amount of personal information you post online
Do not post information that makes you vulnerable, including your address or information about your schedule. Also be sure that your friends do not post information about you that you are not comfortable with or could impair your safety in any way. If you wouldn’t post it, they shouldn’t.
Remember that the Internet is a public resource
Only post information and photos that you are comfortable with anyone seeing.
Be cautious of strangers
The Internet makes it easy for anyone to misrepresent their identities and motives.
Evaluate your account settings
Take advantage of a social media site’s privacy settings to guard yourself. The default settings for most social network sites generally allow anyone to see your profile—including Google. Fortunately you can customize your settings to restrict access to certain people or groups of people you are more familiar with.
Check privacy policies
Some social media sites share information such as email addresses or user preferences with third-party companies. In most cases you can set your account to block such sharing, however in some cases this is not an option and comes as a cost of using certain social media networks. As an emerging market, social media sites may change their privacy policies more frequently—often resetting your preferences, so stay aware of these changes to maintain optimum privacy. If you are uncomfortable with these policies, some sites offer a way to suspend or terminate your profile.
Used with permission from: http://www.protection1.com/campus-safety/top-5-social-media-safety-tips/#goQex1DsJSeFZoyb.99