Various news articles about the disclosure of the new MI6 chief on Facebook have been making the rounds as of late.
MI6 boss in Facebook entry row
It seems like a good time to revisit a guide that new users to Facebook should take a look at:
10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know
I’ll summarize the high points here. Some of these are common sense. Read the article to get the specifics.
1. Use Your Friend Lists
2. Remove Yourself From Facebook Search Results
3. Remove Yourself From Google
4. Avoid the Infamous Photo/Video Tag Mistake
5. Protect Your Albums
6. Prevent Stories From Showing Up in Your Friends’ News Feeds
7. Protect Against Published Application Stories
8. Make Your Contact Information Private
9. Avoid Embarrassing Wall Posts
10. Keep Your Friendships Private
Facebook has added some additional new privacy settings recently so take the time to poke around in there and tighten things down to a level that’s appropriate for you.
Though, I’d say the real lesson here is that when you work in that kind of business you can never completely separate your personal life from your business life. Work always follows you home. Your friends and family either need to be just as well-trained as you are or know nothing at all about the reality of the situation.
Hah, brutal. I should double check my settings.
On a side note, is the DailyMail the equivalent to a tabloid paper in the states? For every legitimate story they have they just seem to link to dozens of crap stories.
I think you are correct. I’ll change the URL to a legit news source.