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Why is it important to have good privacy settings on social media?

Using social networking and social media sites are easy ways to chat on-line, make new friends and keep in touch. However, there are some risks with meeting people online if you don’t already know them or haven’t met them in person. 

When talking and sharing thoughts and information online with people you don’t know or trust, keep in mind that you may be accidentally sharing information that can help someone identify where you live or passwords you use. For example, you may share a picture that has your sibling in the background in their school uniform. It is also important to remember that once a message, photo or video is shared, there is little control over where it can go. Good privacy settings help ensure that you have control over who you ‘friend’ and the information that is shared with your 'friends'. 

Not sharing passwords, setting your profile to private and not accepting friend requests from random people are good standard practices.

See the esafety.gov.au website for more information.

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