Private Matters
People are happy to finally find their long-lost elementary or high school classmates in Facebook. Isn’t it exciting to finally get in touch with these people after a long time?
Of course! you say. And so you share your intimate details in your page for everyone’s perusal: birthdate, employers, pages, organizations you like, TV shows you watch, photos of your families, photos of yourself, your email addresses, your mobile numbers and even your home address.
No problem these people are your friends, you say. Ok then, your call.
Problem happens when your friends have friends who can see you and have not-so-good plans after seeing your lovely grand home and reading that you will be away from a vacation for several days.
That is probably worse than writing about the need for a cure for herpes read by your partner.
Strangers can see and read those too because I happened to read and saw a LOT of these status updates and photos that are best kept hidden from strangers.
You don’t know what I am talking about? Check your privacy setting. Hide your tagged photos from people you don’t want looking at them.
Better yet, read the Six Things You Should Never Reveal in Social Networking Sites.