How to keep your Facebook private and secure: Tech Tips

In such a time it has become hard as well as conclusive to keep safe your personal datum that you share on Facebook. Here are few steps you can take to protection your Facebook and keep it private:

1. Keep a tab of your apps: 

   This is the first object you do later you are done reading this. Go to Facebook and unlink all your apps from your the social media app.

2. Say no to the quizzes:

   Cambridge Analytica had created its self quizzes to reaping data from Facebook. You may end up sharing more info than you think you are giving to these third-party data accumulator. So avoid taking weird quizzes on Facebook.

3. Photo privacy settings:

   Facebook by default keeps all your posts public. Make sure that you have individuate your audience before you post anything mainly your photos. It is better to select “Only friends” as your post’s viewer.

4. Login notifications:

   Enable the login alerts from Settings o receive notifications every time your account is logged in from an unknown computer or phone. To activate it, go to Security and Login Settings> Settings> Get alerts about unrecognized logins and click edit> Choose where you want to receive alerts> Save changes.

5. Remove location information:

   When you post something, FB sometimes automatically picks up your location. It is not a great idea to inform everyone about your location. So keep an eye and if possible always try to remove the location details from your post.

6. Block suspicious friends:

   If you see friend behaving weird on FB or posting absurd things, chances are his account could be hacked. Call him or her to confirm first and if yes then block that friend on FB as soon as possible.

7. Keep your personal details private:

   Your private details like your number of FB friends, your age or your residing city should not be disclosed to all. It is better you keep them private.