Using the Internet Safely For Seniors

10. 
    

    On the Privacy Settings page (see Figure 8-7), note which
    settings default to Everyone, allowing anyone on the site
    to view your information, see you recent activity, com-
    ment on your blog, contact you, and so on.

    
    


11. 
    

    Change any privacy settings you wish and click Save.

    
    

Remember that social networking sites sometimes ask

for information during signup that they use to provide

you with a customized experience that suits your

needs. But sometimes the information isn’t needed for

the service they’re providing you at all — they simply

want it for marketing purposes, to show to other

members, or to sell.

It’s often very difficult to remove information from

sites if you later regret the amount of information

you’ve shared. It’s best to be conservative in the infor-

mation you share during the signup process; you can

always add more later.

Figure 8-7

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