How To Increase Your Safety On Facebook

1. Select Your Audience

Many social media sites offer users the option to choose which types of friends can see their posts and private information like birthdate, gender, or interests. On Facebook, you can create a custom group comprising of certain friends or family members then decide to let your stuff visible to them or not. Due to that, users’ experience will be more privacy-focused and secure.

2. Limit How People Can Search You 

You might have tried the search box of Facebook to look up a friend or colleague once you’ve already known his/her phone number, email address or just a name/nickname. Facebook’s algorithms are impressively effective as it gives you a bunch of related answers in a matter of seconds. If you’re not interested in people identifying you too easily, you can take advantage of Facebook's privacy options to limit how other users can get your Facebook profile.

3. Turn Off ‘Tag Suggestions’

Turning off the “Tag Suggestions” feature is an additional method for users to prevent others from catching on you effortlessly. In the “Tag Suggestions” menu, there’s an option for users to approve any tag before appearing on their profile as well as limit the audiences of the post, in which users are tagged in.

4. Enable Two-Factor Authentication

With an enabled two-factor authentication feature usually sends users a login notification or a pop up when they made a login attempt from an unusual computer or device. Users will get a security code to access their account, or submit a request on a device they’ve already logged in Facebook.

5. Be Cautious When Accepting Friend Requests

Many people are using clones to stalk others, so be careful if you get a friend request from a user you don’t know. On the other hand, some create fake accounts with your friends’ names, so check them carefully!