A big part of the ClickNation mission is to help you control access to your personal information. That’s why you can count on us to keep you informed about online privacy issues that we think you really need to pay attention to. Facebook, for example, made a not-so-subtle change in its privacy policy this week that really opens the door for how much of your personal information is made public.
Public Posting is Now the Default on Facebook
Facebook users who don’t adjust their privacy settings will begin publishing their status updates and photos to the entire internet Wednesday, a change made by Facebook in its simplification of its privacy tools in order to keep up with the popularity of micro-publishing sites like Twitter. Facebook users logging in Wednesday will see [...]
The change isn’t really surprising, given the results of some new research that shows a lot of Facebook users aren’t very careful (or concerned) about what information they provide.
User Data Easier Than Ever to Phish on Facebook, New Study Shows
Would you give a complete stranger your email address and date of birth? How about personal information about your friends? If results of a new study on Facebook user behavior is any indication, around half of us would answer “yes” to those questions, depending on how old we are. The study also shows that Facebook users are becoming more lax with protecting their [...]
Obviously, ClickNation recommends a conservative approach when it comes to providing your personal information and allowing it to be circulated on the Internet. If you have any questions about how to do this, post a question in the comments and we’ll help you!
