Facebook Privacy 101

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      Facebook is usually a very public and open place. Whatever goes on there is usually seen by hundred of people. Having a filter of what you post on Facebook and other social media is important. Sometimes, something will get posted that ends up having a negative impression on you. This can result in lost friends, getting turned down when applying for jobs, and even getting fired. It’s actually easier than you think to prevent this. The simplest way to avoid this is to not put yourself in a situation where someone could get an embarrassing picture or have a reason to say something in appropriate. This goes from being overly intoxicated doing a keg stand at a party, to doing something illegal and someone taking a picture to remember it by. Those pictures can come back to bite you later. Even if you fail to go by this rule and pictures are taken by someone and posted to Facebook, you’re still not out of luck. The best thing to do would do remove your tag on Facebook, remove it from your timeline, ask the person if they would take it down, and even report the picture to Facebook if you really want it done. If you do that quick enough, not many people will probably get to see it.

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1) http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/facebooks-going-public-and-so-are-you/facebook-privacy-matters/