Facebook Privacy 101

Facebook Privacy 101

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What is Facebook?

What is privacy?

privacy, n.1. The state or condition of being alone, undisturbed, or free from public attention, as a matter of choice or right; seclusion; freedom from interference or intrusion.

2. Absence or avoidance of publicity or display; secrecy, concealment, discretion; protection from public knowledge or availability.

3. a place of concealment or retreat.

Is “Facebook Privacy” a contradiction?

Good bye and thank you!

If you disagree or have issues with

what I say … please speak up! Let’s make

this 45 minutes count and discuss

these issues for our personal digital

selves as well as for our patrons’. I don't

have all the answers; in fact, I will probably ask more questions.

I am not a lawyer either!

8 Facebook privacy flaps

• 2003: Facemash• 2006: Newsfeed• 2007: Beacon• 2009: Privacy• 2010: Messages• 2011: Google• 2012: Like

Source: http://bit.ly/StZKHv

Facebook and advertising

Source: http://read.bi/N0XtQZ

Note: the anonymized ID determines that it is the same person (anonymous) and no other data is stored in the cookie.

• Facebook and other large companies are tracking where you go on the Web.

• This is helping advertisers deliver better targeted ads. (“Like” and “+1” buttons are everywhere on the Web!)

• Facebook wants to create a better experience for you, but at what cost to your information?

• Does it matter that people are now products that are sold to advertisers?

• Do you allow third-party plugins to access your Facebook account without reading the fine print?

• Side note: I am kind of glad that social media didn’t exist when I was a teenager! On the other hand, we probably needed a place where we could make mistakes and not worry about it following us around forever. (Source: “I Live In the Future &

Here’s How It Works” page 259)

Curious ... Does your library use Facebook advertising? If so, what is your opinion regarding user privacy?

Facebook Privacy Policy: http://on.fb.me/7Kf6e Date of last revision: October 29, 2009.

The fine print …

Facebook's privacy policies change often, so visit http://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/your-info

often!

We visited these links today …

• http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=%20322194465300 • http://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/your-info• http://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/• http://www.facebook.com/legal/terms

Seven Things to Stop Doing on Facebook NOW! Do you agree with these?

1. Using a weak password. Avoid simple names or words that can be found in a dictionary, even with numbers tacked on the end. Instead, mix upper- and lower-case letters, numbers and symbols. A password should have at least eight characters. One good technique is to insert numbers or symbols in the middle of the word.

2. Listing a full birth date. Listing a full birth date – month, day and year – makes a user an easy target for identity thieves, who can use it to obtain more personal information and potentially gain access to bank and credit card accounts. Choose to show only the month and day or no birthday at all.

3. Overlooking useful privacy controls. Facebook users can limit access for almost everything that is posted on a profile from photos to family information. Consider leaving out contact info, such as phone number and address.

4. Posting a child's name in a caption. Don't use a child's name in photo tags or captions. If someone else does, delete it by clicking Remove Tag. If a child isn't on Facebook and someone includes his or her name in a caption, ask that person to remove the name.

5. Mentioning being away from home. Three percent of Facebook users surveyed said they had posted this information on their page. Doing so is like putting a "no one's home" sign on the door. Be vague about the dates of any vacations.

6. Being found by a search engine. To help prevent strangers from accessing a profile, go to the Search section of Facebook's privacy controls and select Only Friends for Facebook search results. Be sure the box for Public Search isn't checked.

7. Permitting youngsters to use Facebook unsupervised. Facebook limits its members to ages 13 and older, but children younger than that do use it. If there's a young child or teenager in the household who uses Facebook, an adult in the same household should become one of their online friends and use their email as the contact for the account in order to receive notification and monitor activity.

Source: Consumer Reports Survey: 52 Percent of Social Network Users Post Risky Information, http://goo.gl/H3GFg

Do you trust Facebook to do what is right with your information?

Explore Facebook’s privacy settings (Live Demo).

Live Demo

http://www.reclaimprivacy.org/

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