7+Things+to+Do+on+Facebook

**Prevent search engines from finding you**  
 * Go to the Search section of Facebook's privacy controls
 * Select Only Friends for Facebook search results
 * Check that the box for public search results isn't checked
 * Use a strong password**
 * Use at least 8 characters
 * Mix upper- and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols (e.g. do45NkE&yS)

  
 * Remove your full birthdate from your profile:** Identity thieves can use your full birth date to become you and access your bank or credit card accounts.
 * Go to your profile and click on the Info tab
 * Then click on the Edit tab
 * Under Basic Information select only the month and day or no birth date (better) at all
 * Use the privacy controls**
 * Restrict access to your information
 * Leave out phone number and address
 * Avoid using your child's name in captions**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">If someone else does, delete it by clicking on Remove Tag
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">If someone else posts your child's name, ask that person to delete it
 * Avoid posting that you are away from home**: Need I say more?


 * Avoid allowing the younguns to use Facebook unsupervised**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Even though Facebook claims to target the 13 and over crowd, heaps of younger children access Facebook
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Become one of your child's online firends
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Make your email address the contact for your child's account. That way you'll receive notifications and you'll be able to monitor your child's activities.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">"Train" your child not to disclose your comings and goings. A "Facebooked" real-time message such as "Mom will be home soon" or "Mom is leaving for work now" gives predators too much information about your schedule

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Source: Consumer Reports June 2010