10 STEPS TO PROTECT SOCIAL MEDIA

1. Make Anonymity: Create a new email address. E-mail address or profile settings (such as first and last name, birth year, or postal code) as there is no identifying characteristics. Using this new e-mail address to create social media pages and only those that you are very confident. Using photo identification as well as consider avoiding.

2. Use strong passwords: You update your passwords for the accounts, and make you use strong passwords on any new accounts to make sure. Characters (at least one capital), and data use, and such (and more! @ #) As well as consider using special characters. Can be estimated that do not use a password.

3. Increase your privacy settings: Each social media websites allow you to step up security in the "Settings" option is a list of just your friends or specific information and can see your posts. Never assume that the defaults are set to private.

4. No place to avoid the use of: Place settings and turn (including going out of town on vacation) where information will never be shared. Even the people you pick up habits and predict when and where you can go to places (such as "just back from grocery shopping") as share information after the fact.

5. Carefully add friends You sure he is. Before you accept a friend request Send a private message to what he says he will prove that the person you ask. Your name or image recognition, even if it seems, you just (this is a common hacking technique) have not emulated them to find out for sure be better.

6. Do not share personal information: social insurance number, address, mother's maiden name, birth year, phone numbers, and bank information. It can be used by identity thieves. A legally need this information so they can contact you another way.

7. Postings / REPOSTING / choice. Nothing on the Internet is completely secure. Any saving or "screen shot" you've posted and shared it with others, so be careful about what you post on. Assume everything you post is permanent. You (and he did not move at the end posts to be made, and you might regret not doing something) that you, your family, or your friends never post anything about.

8. Paid periodically to see someone has posted, and you "tag" can be examined to see your wall to the "My Pictures" Check. Refused to take down anything you block them and / or may need to report.

9. Be careful what you click on: Click on the links you are unsure if hackers can break into your account or virus can spread. If you think something they normally would not, or something that looks weird posts, send a message to them asking about it and think you can tell they have hacked.

10. What action to take: you are being harassed, chat or offensive post, be sure to save or "screenshot" to make. Site, and such an advocate, counselor, or social worker may be involved in your situation that any people report them.

Autonomy to find the facts, and you choose the best means to that. Social Media is right for you that you do not feel any sites to add, please do not feel the pressure. You decide which is right for you if you need help, talk to your guidance professionals.

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