Hum! Scary Facebook

How much control of your privacy do you have on Facebook? According to a study conducted in January 2012 by the Consumer Reports National Research Center (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/facebook-and-your-privacy.html?page=all; http://www.consumerreports.org/content/cro/en/electronics-computers/facebook-privacy-tips.html?EXTKEY=AYFCF07) there are some privacy concerns for Facebook users.

These privacy concerns are caused by either users themselves or Facebook. Here are some of them: some people are sharing too much; some don't use privacy controls; Facebook collects more data than you may imagine; user data is shared more widely than wished; there are less legal protections; and problems generated by Facebook use are on the rise.

However, the user may protect their privacy by: thinking before typing/posting; regularly checking their exposure; protecting basic information; knowing what they can't protect; making "unpublic" their wall; turning off Tag Suggest; blocking apps and sites that snoop; keeping wall posts from friends; or simply deactivating when all these solutions fail.

It's about your data. It's about your life. It's about taking care of yourself.