TIPS: 1. Watch your back
\nWhenever you’re about to post something online, pause and just imagine someone in authority, someone you respect, reading that post or looking at that photo. If that feels uncomfortable, don’t do it. <\/p>\n
2. Got a nickname?
\nThink about using a nickname instead of your real name if you’re signing up to a microblogging site like Twitter. <\/p>\n
Consider setting up a separate, personal email account to use with social media sites, rather than using your work, or even your main personal email. Remember, only connect to people you know.<\/p>\n
3. Check your settings
\nUse the privacy and security settings on social media sites so that only friends and family can see your pages. <\/p>\n
Then speak to friends and family and encourage them to tighten their privacy settings too as they could affect you. <\/p>\n
Even if your account is locked as private, personal information you have shared with others could still be accessed through their pages.<\/p>\n
4. Mother’s maiden name
\nDon’t use your mother’s real maiden name as a password or as a bank security answer. It doesn’t really matter whether you use the real one so make up a name that only you know. Just make sure you remember it.<\/p>\n