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Your Online Privacy Is Your Responsibility

OK, I’m going to say it and hack off some folks: your privacy is not Facebook’s responsibility, nor the government’s. Just like earning a living, supporting your family, taking care of your health, paying your bills on time, and raising your children to be productive citizens, ensuring your privacy online is your responsibility.

Now, if you don’t care who knows everything about your online life, then move along, there is nothing for you to see here. But, if you do care about your online privacy, you might want to read on.

Now, I have some problems with the way Facebook plays fast and loose with personal data, but ultimately it is your data. You enter it, you manage it and you control what people can see and how other websites can utilize your data.  Facebook can’t share what you don’t let them share or what you don’t enter in the first place.

If you feel – as I do – that you derive benefit from Facebook’s platform but you are concerned about your online privacy, this article provides a good explanation about what you can do to enhance your data’s security.  Additionally, I recommend running this privacy tool on your Facebook profile.

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