Editor: Francesca Published on : Aug 23,2017

Here at PointCom, we rate and review popular websites in the hopes that our users will avoid wasting time on lame sites. We all use and enjoy, and sometimes can't live without, our Facebook accounts. However, the more popular Facebook gets the more advertising and marketing gets involved, and that's not good for users.

A recent article details seven things that Facebook users should stop doing in order to keep their privacy. Here's what you should avoid doing on Facebook:

1. Picking an easy password

No one wants to forget their password, and we all have numerous accounts to keep track of, but picking an easy password is a big mistake. Putting numbers at the end of a password is not as effective as you might think. Instead, place numbers in the middle of a word or between letters. Try to avoid names and popular dates.

2. Posting your complete birth date

There is a bigger reason why you shouldn't post your birthday besides hiding your real age from the public. When you post your complete birthday on your Facebook account, identity thieves can use it to get more information about you and access ways to break into your bank account. Protect your money by simply changing your personal settings so that only the date and month appear.

3. Not using your privacy controls

What is great about Facebook is the amount of privacy controls they provide. Simply visit your privacy settings and choose who can see items on your page. You can control who sees your photos, posts, comments, status updates and more. You can keep coworkers from seeing party picks and keep your boss from viewing status updates.

4. Posting your child's name on your page

It should be obvious, but posting your child's name all of your Facebook is a bad idea. Protect your child by keeping their name and identifiable information private.

5. Posting dates you will be away from home

Posting that you are going on a vacation tells people that you will be away from home. This is like inviting a robber into your home. Avoid potential home invasions by not posting when you will be away. Especially avoid posting exact dates.

6. Allowing search engines to find your page

Now it is even easier for people to find you online by simply putting your name into a search engine. Go to your Facebook account settings and prevent search engines from located your page.

7. Not supervising your child's Facebook account usage

So many tragic things have happened as a result of young adults using social networking sites. The Internet is still largely unregulated, and protecting your teen from social networking abusers is a full time job. If your child does have a Facebook account, make sure you have the password. Seems like an invasion of privacy, but hey they are underage and living in your house. Having your teen a little upset with you is better than the alternative.

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