The article by Sarah Perez from The New York Times points out very important information the public should know about their Facebook privacy. In December, Facebook changed the settings of its users to an automatic default setting. This article informs us that more people have access to personal information on Facebook than we most often think they do. In fact search engines now have access to Facebook profiles. This was something I did not know about myself, so I tried it. If you go to Google and type in a person’s name, if they have a Facebook account their profile will come up. Anybody can have access to all kinds of information like status updates, pictures, personal information, and any other information you post on Facebook . So how do you control it? This question is vital and is the key to controlling who has access to your information. The article provides step by step instructions on how to control who has access to your information. The steps are simple and will make all the difference in your privacy.
A lot of people are so focused on what is happening on Facebook like who sent them a message, who sent them a friend request, and others things of that nature that they don’t stop and think about the privacy of their information. The article is very important because a lot of the time articles and stories make us aware that many people are able to see our information and we they tell us that we can do something to stop it, but they don’t tell us how exactly to do it. Many times people assume that once we know that this is going on, we will just be able to it ourselves. With technology being the way that it is, it can be confusing a lot of the time. Knowledge that comes naturally to some may not come as naturally to others. The article compelled me to go and check what the privacy settings are on my Facebook. I encourage everyone to do the same, though it may not sound like a big deal, you never know what a little bit of personal information can and will do to a person. Check out the aritcle and take back control on you information...
Paige
