Take Care Who You Befriend on Facebook

David Sim — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:37:27 +0000

Sophos has discovered that a high percentage of people will befriend fake Facebook users – and in doing so risk identity fraud.
In the study nearly half of those invited to become a friend of the fake user agreed, potentially giving a fraudster access to personal information, including date of birth.

Our advice – only befriend people you know in real life. If you want to connect with your customers don’t invite them to become personal friends. Set up a Facebook page for your business and allow them to become fans of that. That way, the only information they can have access to is your business information, and not your personal details.

Overall, beware of sharing personal information like telephone numbers or home addresses on Facebook at all.

If you want to know more about Facebook pages and how to create them, become a fan of 4TM on Facebook and just ask!

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