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Happy Facebook Privacy Day!!!
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Okay…It’s not really a holiday but I’m going to celebrate it any way! Facebook is prompting all 350 million users, once they sign on, to personalize their privacy settings – what a great idea!
I have mentioned in the past that FB users should check their privacy settings occasionally. This ensures that none of your settings have changed to allow uninvited browsers to see your page. Why not take today and check all the sites you use to make sure you aren’t giving out too much information. Consider it the “change your clocks and fire alarm batteries” day for your cyberworld!
Not sure how to do that? Follow these steps:
1. Log in to Facebook and click on Settings (upper left hand corner) then Privacy settings.
2. Click on Profile and then check what is listed in the drop down menu next to each category. I choose “only friends” in all categories except education information, work information and friends in which I allow my networks to see that particular information. I assume that is not top secret information and may help an old friend find me.
3. Systematically go through privacy, search, news feed and wall and applications to check your settings. Note that each page may have a tab at the top with another section to check.
I have two more Facebook updates for you as well. After my blog two weeks ago about social media gaming, I got emails from grateful people finally figuring out from whence the miscellaneous charges on their cell phone bill came. Then I got an email from a gentleman who was concerned about cookies that he found on his computer after playing Mafia Wars.
It seems there is a financial tracking cookie on the computers of game users called “iesnare”. This particular cookie is sometimes used by gambling websites to track fraudulent users. Why Zynga has decided to use this particular cookie to track users, I don’t know. If you, like me, don’t want this cookie placed on your computer, follow the instructions here.
Now for more exciting Facebook news! If you are one of those people who enjoys following the companies and stores you love on social networking sites for the latest information and sales, which is the new trend this holiday season, have I got news for you.
McAfee has relaunched its Fan Page (www.facebook.com/mcafee) and if you become a fan then you will not only get some great internet threat information from McAfee but you also get 6 months of a complimentary subscription to McAfee Internet Security! Tell your friends – tweet, email, call – let everyone know!
Click to Tweet! Become a fan of McAfee on Facebook and get your 6 month complimentary subscription to McAfee Internet Security! www.facebook.com/mcafee
Cybermom’s Tips of the day
1. Privacy Please! – Take today and check the privacy settings on Facebook and any other sites you frequent.
2. Don’t accept these “cookies”. – iesnare is a cookie you probably don’t want on your computer. Use the instructions here to block it.
3. Fan fare! – Become a fan of McAfee on Facebook (www.facebook.com/mcafee) and get 6 months of a comprehensive antivirus suite! Pass it on!
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Comments (4)
LIzz,
What browser are you using? Does it work in say Internet explorer and not Firefox (assuming you are on a pc) or do they both not work? I recently had a similar problem accessing Gmail. It turned out to be a glitch with one of the add-ons I was using in Firefox. I turned off the add-on and it worked again. I would suggest thinking about all the things you changed just before you started experiencing the problem and then systematically change those settings back one by one. The key for me was that it worked in IE but not Firefox. That told me to check my settings in Firefox. If it doesn\’t work in both, check settings in your firewall. Let me know what happens!
Tracy
Andrew – I understand where you are coming from. I had read that article when I was writing this blog. The reason I wrote about this was to make sure readers know how to protect themselves while using social networking sites. I see it everyday on Facebook – friends who forget that they are online and forget that potentially ANYONE can see their page. Facebook is not a private site and we all have to remember that. Being aware of what the dangers are and how to set those settings so you can have fun and not be putting yourself in danger is all you have to do! You are ahead of the curve my friend!
Tracy
Aside from privacy, is there some sort of new malware or software code that is targeting FB users, affecting our settings so that our browsers fail to load Facebook? I\’m fully up to date with McAfee, and apparently have no malware, BUT, I am unable to load the FB page from my laptop. No problem with my G1 iPhone, or from others\’ computers. I\’ve had this problem for a couple of months, and it doesn\’t matter what browser I use. Emptying the cache, cleansing old files, trying https:// instead of http:// in the url, java is on, etc… everything suggested on the numerous help sites has been done, but nothing makes a difference.
So it\’s not the site, and it\’s not my browsers. It\’s something in *my* laptop settings. But what? How can I diagnose it? And equally importantly, why has Facebook done nothing to help us deal with this? I\’ve seen *copius* queries about \
I am not so sure that I approve of these new Facebook Privacy updates. It seems an awfully lot to me like we are taking one step forward and two steps back. I like the specialized ability to show a single item to certain people, but now it seems Facebook is opening the gate for some even worse things to happen. Maybe I am too much in agreement with the EFF though, but I would rather be more suspicious and safe now then risk it later. (For reference, the EFF article is here: Facebook\’s New Privacy Changes: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly).
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