Facebook has become a part of our day to day life. Though I don't use it that much, many of of friends literally are living on the "wall". Here are some of the tings that we should be careful about.


Things You Should Never Reveal on Facebook

Your Birth Date and Place
Sure, you can say what day you were born, but if you provide the year and where you were born too, you've just given identity thieves a key to stealing your financial life, said Givens. A study done by Carnegie Mellon showed that a date and place of birth could be used to predict most — and sometimes all — of the numbers in your Social Security number, she said.

Vacation Plans
There may be a better way to say "Rob me, please" than posting something along the lines of: "Count-down to Maui! Two days and Ritz Carlton, here we come!" on Twitter. But it's hard to think of one. Post the photos on Facebook when you return, if you like. But don't invite criminals in by telling them specifically when you'll be gone.

Home Address
Do I have to elaborate? A study recently released by the Ponemon Institute found that users of Social Media sites were at greater risk of physical and identity theft because of the information they were sharing. Some 40% listed their home address on the sites; 65% didn't even attempt to block out strangers with privacy settings. And 60% said they weren't confident that their "friends" were really just people they know.

Confessionals
You may hate your job; lie on your taxes; or be a recreational user of illicit drugs, but this is no place to confess. Employers commonly peruse social networking sites to determine who to hire — and, sometimes, who to fire. Need proof? In just the past few weeks, an emergency dispatcher was fired in Wisconsin for revealing drug use; a waitress got canned for complaining about customers and the Pittsburgh Pirate's mascot was dumped for bashing the team on Facebook. One study done last year estimated that 8% of companies fired someone for "misuse" of social media.

Password Clues
If you've got online accounts, you've probably answered a dozen different security questions, telling your bank or brokerage firm your Mom's maiden name; the church you were married in; or the name of your favorite song. Got that same stuff on the information page of your Facebook profile? You're giving crooks an easy way to guess your passwords.

Risky Behaviors
You take your classic Camaro out for street racing, soar above the hills in a hang glider, or smoke like a chimney? Insurers are increasingly turning to the web to figure out whether their applicants and customers are putting their lives or property at risk, according to Insure.com. So far, there's no efficient way to collect the data, so cancellations and rate hikes are rare. But the technology is fast evolving, according to a paper written by Celent, a financial services research and consulting firm.


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It is good to rub and polish your mind against that of others.—Michel de Montaigne, essayist (1533-1592)

Password Clues:I got my girlfriend's password because of this. The answer to her FB security question was literally in her FB profile (info). I told her about it, though.

Good tips, BTW.

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Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song. At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet. - Plato

Very nice - thanks for sharing.

Great topic, Atiya. You've been on a roll at knocking them out of the park.

I'd like to add -- Set your Facebook security settings appropriately. I host a Family Reunion site on FB, and I have it set so only Friends can get inside it -- and I decide who they are. If you allow Friends of Friends to view your site, it's about the same as giving everyone access. As the Hill Street Blues line said: Be careful out there.

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All politics is applesauce. ...Will Rogers

Things you should never reveal on Facebook.

One’s penis... apparently. You need to go on a special register for that kind of thing. Who could have guessed?

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Arguing with a creationist is like playing chess with a pigeon. It'll knock over the pieces, crap on the board, and fly back to it's flock to claim victory.

Also beware posting geo-tagged digital photos and funerals. My friend's house was cleaned out during her husband's funeral. Nice.

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Sanity is not statistical

I would sum it up as: don't join FB if you're paranoid.
Just use common sense if you do it. Scammers,robbers and ex girlfriends/boyfriends can easily find all the infos you share there elsewhere. It's easier than you think, once you are online.
By the way, such informations are outdated. You can set your privacy rules on FB and share your personal info and stuff you put online ONLY to those you decide to.