There are many dangers when you use Facebook. According to the Internet Crime Complaint Center, victims of Internet-related crimes lost $559 million in 2009. That was up 110 percent from the previous year. If you're not careful using Facebook, you are looking at the potential for identity theft, or possibly even something like assault if you share information with a dangerous person you think is actually a "friend." One British police agency recently reported the number of crimes they've responded to in the last year involving Facebook climbed 346 percent. These are real threats. In this post, I will name 5 dangers of using facebook
• Your information is being shared with third parties
You have to be careful when posting pictures, especially real pictures of yourself. You will never know who uses your picture without your permission. It can even be shared with other websites that you don't even know and it can be really dangerous.
• Privacy settings revert to a less safe default mode after each redesign
Facebook constantly updates to a newer version and every time that happens, your privacy is more and more at stake. It is important not to post any real information about yourself.
• Facebook ads may contain malware
Malware, short for malicious software, is designed to secretly access a computer system without the owner's informed consent. The expression is a general term used by computer professionals to mean a variety of forms of hostile, intrusive, or annoying software or program code. It is best if we don't view any of the facebook ads because it can be rather dangerous.
• Your real friends unknowingly make you vulnerable
It doesn't mean that just because you only add friends that you know in real-life, you're safe. In fact, it can be the opposite. Anything can happen on facebook. That is why you should not put your real name or personal information no matter what.
• Scammers are creating fake profiles
Always beware of such profiles. If someone that you do not know adds you, it is best if you do not accept them as a friend on facebook. If your own friend that you know in real-life wants to add you, you might want to ask him personally if it is really him/her that wants to add you. You will never know if it's fake.
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Information from:http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/08/earlyshow/saturday/main6469373.shtml
