How to Protect Your Facebook Account From Hackers

Facebook is undoubtedly one among the most popular social networking services in the world. Millions of people around the world use Facebook to connect to their friends, family and also to make new friends. But, knowingly or unknowingly users give out a lot of information about themselves on Facebook. Protecting your personal information on social networking sites is extremely important, as it is not only a matter of privacy but also an important step in preventing identity theft.

Facebook has been experiencing a lot of issues regarding the privacy and security of it’s users. However, a lot of changes have been made to the privacy controls thereby making it easy for the users to control every information they share with the world.

Facebook’s Privacy Options:
In order to protect your Facebook account it is necessary you change these settings.
1. On your Facebook homepage, click on Account (at the top-right) and select Privacy Settings from the drop-down menu.
2. The Privacy Settings page will open. Here you can customize the information you share on Facebook. If you do not know what settings to use, it is better you select the Recommended mode.
3. If you are using the Custom mode, it is important you know what information should be shared and what not. To use custom settings, click on Custom mode on the left and then select Customize settings.