Submitted: May 3, 2010 - 11:24pm
Originally published: May 3, 2010
Last updated: May 3, 2010 - 11:26pm
Originally published: May 3, 2010
Last updated: May 3, 2010 - 11:26pm
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Los Angeles Times
Author:
Alex Pham
A Consumer Reports survey found that more than half of adults who use social networks post information that puts them at risk for identity theft and other cyber crimes.
Here's a handy list of seven things that Consumer Reports says users should "stop doing now" on Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn or any other social network: 1) Using a weak password, 2) Listing a full birth date, 3) Overlooking useful privacy controls, 4) Posting a child's name in a caption, 5) Mentioning being away from home, 6) Being found by a search engine, and 7) Permitting youngsters to use Facebook unsupervised.
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