- Always type your social networking website address into your browser.
- Never use the same password that you use for your bank or email accounts. Have a different password for each social networking site so that if one password is stolen, not all of your accounts will be at risk.
- Don't automatically click on links in 'friend request' emails you receive. Genuine friend requests will appear on your home page on your social networking site.
- Be careful about how much personal information you post online. Use privacy settings to control who has access to your information.
- Be careful about the amount of information that you reveal to people you don't know. It is easy to create a fake profile online and people are not always who they say they are.
- Stop and think before you write a message or post pictures. Ask yourself if the information you are sharing is something you want your future employers, friends or family to see. Even items you delete can remain on the Internet for years.
Here are some websites to further reading:
> https://www.privacyrights.org/social-networking-privacy-how-be-safe-secure-and-social
> http://socialmediaweek.org/privacy-policy/
> http://www.nla.gov.au/policy-and-planning/social-media
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