You have social media account but you want to have more privacy while using them. You have certain information you would like to share with your friends but not with the stranger. Here are some tips for you.
- Block unwanted people
Did you dislike anyone in your school or work? Just block them to protect yourself and your privacy on social media. - Set your post to private
This will work for social media like Facebook or Instagram. Do this so that the strangers, your enemies and your boss will not see your daily life. If you are a going to have an interview for new job, do hide your post before you apply for a job, because the company you went for interview may try to search your profile online. If you are a student, your teacher may also search for your profile too. - Hide your friends list from public
This will work for Facebook users. Avoid reveal your friends list to stranger. It can help to prevent online criminal or your enemies to take advantage and reduce the risk of fraud. - Use nick name for your social media account
If possible, use your nick name to name your social media account. This can prevent the people you dislike from finding you online easily. Usually, many people who have nick name were only known by their family and relatives. Your friend can find you on social media if they are aware of your nick name. - Use browser which won’t collect your information
Did you know? Some browser will collect your information for marketing purposes. This is why there are ads related to your recent search are displaying on the web page. You can prevent this by getting yourself a browser which will not track your digital footprint. You can also use VPN to prevent revealing of digital footprint when surfing the web. - Disable location tracking in your camera
Your smartphone’s camera have a feature which can record down your location in the photograph when you snap photo. If you publish photo with location recorded on the social media, the social media can reveal where the photo was taken at. Some social media platform will state the location below the photo. The location tracking in the camera can be disabled in your phone’s setting. This applies to both IOS and Android smartphone.
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