“5 ways to secure your Facebook profile in a post-Timeline
world”
February 7, 2012
COMPUTERWORLD
Facebook
has become one of the most popular ways for a person to stay in contact with
everyone in his or her social circle. With this begin so it is becoming even
more important for a person to control what they allow certain people to see
when they view their page. With the introduction of timeline to facebook also
came many new options regarding privacy. Timeline allows people to view a person’s
information all the way back to when they first started using the site. When a person
first started using facebook they might not have been as cautious with what
they shared as they are today. This could become problematic if a person is
friends with their boss or coworkers on facebook or they are in search of a
job. This article shared all of the important steps a person should take in
order to ensure their information is secure and only being shared with the
people they choose.
I believe
that facebook is becoming more and more of a serious issue. If the site is not
used appropriately, a person could end up ruining opportunities for themselves,
or even be faced with problems in their current situation. The people most
affected by this are people in search of a job, applying to colleges, or
currently working. Many colleges, businesses and companies are now taking into
account a person’s facebook when evaluating their application. I think that the
steps shared in this article are very important and that all people should
become aware of the changes in their privacy setting with the change to
timeline. One negative of the constant changes to facebook is the fact that
many people do not realize what information some people are able to see after
the changes. With facebook becoming such a threat to a person’s future, I believe
that everyone should realize their responsibility of checking their privacy
settings frequently. Personally, after reading this article I logged on to
facebook and checked my privacy settings. I had done this recently but since
getting timeline I hadn’t. The one thing that I don’t like about timeline is
that it gives someone the ability to look at your facebook from years ago. I am
a completely different person than I was when I first logged on to facebook and
having the ability to hide certain things from my page was something I quickly
took advantage of.
Privacy online has become a major topic of debate. With the new addition of the Timeline on facebook people can access things from years in the past that the user may not want other people to see. It is not fair to the person that can have their future ruined because of something they said years ago. People change and certain posts should not be interpreted if they were in the past. I agree with you that facebook is becoming more of an issue by changing and adding different things that can potentially hurt people. It is not fair that someone has to keep checking their facebook because the website is making their profile more vulnerable to other people. Companies, colleges, and coworkers may make a final decision on someone based on something on their facebook page. The new timeline can ultimately alter someone’s decision just because of something written in the past. In my opinion, people should constantly check their safety settings on their page and also that facebook should stop adding different programs that can make someone more vulnerable to something that can turn out negative.
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