Even for an adult, Facebook's privacy settingsare daunting. For teenagers, unaware of the consequences of their online actions, using Facebook incorrectly could leave a digital trail that might follow them all the way through high school, college and into the real world. How do you ensure your child's safety?
Explain to children that anything -- stress the word anything -- they post can and will be used against them on the internet. This includes private messages and photos they believe are visible only to friends and comments they leave on people's pictures or status updates.
Teenagers should assume that there is no such thing as private on Facebook. Go through your child's Facebook settings to make them as private as possible. Click on the arrow in the top right and then scroll down to Privacy Settings. Ensure that anything your child posts is only visible to Friends, not the Public.
To prevent an excerpt from your child's Facebook page from showing up in public search engines, including Google and Bing, be sure to go to the Apps tab in the privacy settings and click on "Public search." Then make sure you disable "Enable public search."
An important privacy settings is how personal information is used in ads. For example, if you like Coca-Cola , Facebook will show your friends ads for Coke using your name as part of the advertisement. To change this, click on the Facebook Ads tab. Click on the two links that say "Edit third party ad settings" and "Edit social ads setting" and change these options to "No one."
You can see other tips from Facebook on the site's Teen Safety Area. One last thing: Friend your teenager on Facebook.
Explain to children that anything -- stress the word anything -- they post can and will be used against them on the internet. This includes private messages and photos they believe are visible only to friends and comments they leave on people's pictures or status updates.
Teenagers should assume that there is no such thing as private on Facebook. Go through your child's Facebook settings to make them as private as possible. Click on the arrow in the top right and then scroll down to Privacy Settings. Ensure that anything your child posts is only visible to Friends, not the Public.
To prevent an excerpt from your child's Facebook page from showing up in public search engines, including Google and Bing, be sure to go to the Apps tab in the privacy settings and click on "Public search." Then make sure you disable "Enable public search."
An important privacy settings is how personal information is used in ads. For example, if you like Coca-Cola , Facebook will show your friends ads for Coke using your name as part of the advertisement. To change this, click on the Facebook Ads tab. Click on the two links that say "Edit third party ad settings" and "Edit social ads setting" and change these options to "No one."
You can see other tips from Facebook on the site's Teen Safety Area. One last thing: Friend your teenager on Facebook.
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