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keep private on social media

Announcement posted by Laboratories Credit Union 20 Aug 2015

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Social media is great for many reasons such as connecting with friends or for professional networking. It can also be a great source of information and entertainment. Social media allows us to share photos, messages, updates, ideas, thoughts and even music among friends but sometimes when there is too much information about you online, scammers can target your profile for identity theft. Oversharing information can become unsecure and we recommend that you try to keep your social media as private as possible.

Here are some ways to keep safe on Social media:

Set your profile to private

Make sure that your settings are private and people that are not connected or friends with you on social media cannot see your profile or posts. As social media privacy settings are always changing it’s important to check and keep updating your privacy settings to ensure your profile is private at all times.

Disable your GPS/Locator on your social media

You did you know that some forms of social media can track your whereabouts through GPS/Locator Apps? This feature allows social media to track you wherever you are. If you don’t want to display where you are posting or messaging from you can disable this setting.

Don’t accept requests from people you don’t know

Make sure that all your current friends and connections are people you know in real life. You never know if an unknown profile is fake and just lurking to gather your personal information for a scam or identity theft. 

Think before you post/message

Be careful what you post on Social media sites. Only post things you would want to be shared publically, because even if your profile has been set to private you never know who might see it and what they might use the information for. It is VERY important to not share personal information such as bank details on social media.

Also be careful of what you message on social media, even your private messages. Make sure that they are appropriate because the record of you messages will stay on the other person’s chats even if you delete the messages or your account.

Always log out of your social media accounts after use

This is especially important if you are using a public computer. You don’t want others especially strangers to be able to have access to your private information

Never store your social media passwords on your PC or mobile devices

It is a good idea not to save passwords for social media on your PC or mobile devices as this way no one can access your accounts in case your mobile device gets lost or stolen.