Advice Needed Facebook Security!

[jeallen01]

Afternoon all

Not sure if this is the right place to post this - Admins please move it if it is not.

Well, against all my better judgement regarding security issues, I suppose I will finally have to "join up" - but, before I do, can someone kindly come up with a short list of some fairly specific do's and don'ts on how to set up a basic account and still try to stay reasonably "safe" from "intrusions"?

OTOH, some pointers to good advice elsewhere would be equally welcome.

Thx in advance.

John

 

[Lazarus]

Start off by setting all Sharing options to Friends Only.

Google "FBPurity" and install this superb third-party Browser Extension which lets you hide all the carp.

 

[Topper]

Never allow anything to be set to public, in time try to create groups of like minded people to share specific items/information with.
If you see something on your timeline, that you wish to reply to, first check where you will be posting it, it may well be a national newspaper and if people do not like what you have said you could get bombarded with comments

 

[Terryl]

Also make sure you have some good anti Malware, Spyware and a good anti virus program installed and up to date, some all in one AV programs will not detect the bag bugs before it's too late.

Most of the problem stuff I have seen comes from the cute puppy/kitty video or photo that looks like its from a friend, when it's not, you down load it and your system is sick afterwards.

My advice is to not to down load anything from farce-book.

 

[Lazarus]

^^^^


No Antivirus etc needed for us enlightened Linux users!

(Thus far ..... )

 

[Terryl]

^^^^


No Antivirus etc needed for us enlightened Linux users!

(Thus far ..... )

Your on the list, right behind the Mac users.........

 

[jeallen01]

Also make sure you have some good anti Malware, Spyware and a good anti virus program installed and up to date, some all in one AV programs will not detect the bag bugs before it's too late.

Most of the problem stuff I have seen comes from the cute puppy/kitty video or photo that looks like its from a friend, when it's not, you down load it and your system is sick afterwards.

My advice is to not to down load anything from farce-book.

Running Kasperski Internet Security plus occasional MalwareBytes Free (hope "Mr Puecktin" is not "involved there?) - and I will take on board your point about downloading videos/photos.

 

[jeallen01]

^^^^


No Antivirus etc needed for us enlightened Linux users!

(Thus far ..... )

Yet!!!!!!!

 

[jeallen01]

Your on the list, right behind the Mac users.........

Not Yet - but the dark side will undoubtedly catch up with you in due course!