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Privacy in Facebook

17th April 2011 by clare white

As with the rest of the web, share only what you feel comfortable with on Facebook.

You should familiarise yourself with Privacy settings (available under Account once you are logged in).

It’s entirely up to you whether you treat Facebook as a private or public platform but just remember that it is not very easy to differentiate between different ‘circles’ of friends (for example, family and people you know from the Resident’s Association).

We’ll go into more detail in a later post.

Just remember: if you wouldn’t say it in a busy train carriage, don’t say it online!

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