We’ve seen a lot of news about social media companies and privacy. Facebook, it can be said, are seen as a respectable company on a worldwide scale. They have dominated the social media market and seem to keep up to date with the correct protocol. In short, we trust them. Arguably, a little too much. With 25% of its users not even using their Privacy Controls, it begs the question, are we too trusting online? Facebook itself has been in the news several times over privacy issues, Instagram users recently got in a kerfuffle over changing their terms of service, and the recent NSA news has seen people become more conscious of their privacy online.
Read and be aware of what you are signing up to, take responsibility for your own information and then if it does get out – you can point the finger. In the meantime, be very careful what you upload absentmindedly and check your settings as much as possible. The 25% of people not using the privacy settings are making themselves vulnerable online so if you know someone who is on Facebook and not so au fait with it, help them out.
