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It is known that over 600 million people are currently members on Facebook as of January 2011. That alone would make Facebook the fourth or fifth largest country, if they were a country. That is pretty darn big. There are over 135 million users in the United States alone.

Knowing this, it is very important that you exercise some cautionary steps for your own safety when you have an account with Facebook. Here are the top ten. Just be careful, as there are many who would love to get your account information. And it is not that hard to obtain either…

1.If someone is not a friend that you personally know, don’t their request.
2.Only put on Facebook what you want made public. Once on there, you lose control.
3.Read and manage your privacy settings. Many people never even look at what they can do to protect themselves.
4.Do not let Google have your information. Google sells that info to anyone who wants it.
5.Do not respond on Facebook to friends’ in need requests. If they need something, call them personally!
6.Please use your common sense. Don’t post stupid stuff if you wouldn’t want your boss to see.
7.Do not post personal information for everyone to see.
8.Never for a second think that Facebook is private and only family and friends will see it.
9.Never leave your computer up with your account open, NEVER!
10.Make sure that your anti-virus and software protection is up to date.

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