4 simple tips to protect your data in social networks

1. Turn on two-factor authentication

I will not offer to come up with a complex password, or use special software generators: do you already know. But there is one feature that is available in all the social networks and helps protect your account, - two-factor authentication.

When it works, except for the password gay asks you to enter a special code of an SMS message or program-code generator. This is the second factor of protection. Here's how to turn on two-factor authentication in the popular social networks.

In contact with

Go to Settings, select the "Security" tab. In the "How to get a security code," set the phone number of backup codes and code generation applications.

Facebook

Go to Settings, select the "Security" tab. Click the "Sign-in verification" and turn on two-factor authentication. By default, the second level of protection will work codes in SMS messages.

Instagram

Open the Instagram mobile app settings. Under "Account" click the link "two-factor authentication" and turn on the option "Require security code." Need to add a phone number to which you via SMS will come codes when you enter into Instagram.

Classmates

Open Settings, select the "General" tab and select "dual protection". Enter the phone number and code, which will come via SMS. On request adjust the backup codes and application-code generator.

2. Configure the availability of third-party applications and sites

Developers create social networks for special programs. A striking example - audio player for "VKontakte" or applications that are defined as Instagram profile. However, such applications often steal personal information and they should not be trusted.

Also, we often use the data of social networks to quickly log on to sites and services without entering the email address and password. These sites also have access to your social network profile. For example, this functionality is at HyperComments commenting system, which is connected to Layfhakeru.

"Amplifer" also uses accounts in social networks, so the user can quickly sign up for and start working. We do not share information with third parties - you can trust us.

Firstly, I advise you not to use third-party applications for social networks, choose the official. Second, use a quick entrance through the social network only for those sites that you are confident. Third, check which applications already have access to your profile, and set the permissions to your data.

In contact with

Go to Settings and select the "Application Settings". "VKontakte" will show third-party programs that have access to your data. You can configure which applications can send notifications, and choose the program that will be displayed in the sidebar. To disable application access to your profile, click on the appropriate button.

Facebook

Open Settings, select the tab "Applications" - a list of programs that use your Facebook account. You can customize what data can access the program, or to decouple them from your profile to Facebook.

Instagram

Open the web version of Instagram and go to your profile page. Click "Edit Profile" and select the tab "Applications that are allowed to access." Service will tell which program uses the information in your profile. To disable third-party application, click "Revoke Access".

Classmates

Go to Settings and then click the "Third-party applications." Social Network displays programs that use your account information in the "Classmates".

3. Adjust the privacy of personal data

Users of social networks are divided into different information: photos, lists of friends, communities, and many others. It is better that these data could only see a certain circle of people: only you, friends or friends of friends. I describe how to set up data privacy.

In contact with

In the settings, select "Privacy." In it are four main fields: "My Page", "records per page", "Connect with me" and "Other."

My page

Here you can customize who has access to the main page of information, marked photographs, lists of groups of audio, gifts and other sources.

I advise you to deny access to the hidden friends list saved photos and information about the place shooting the pictures. Else - at your discretion.

Records per page

In "records per page" you can choose who sees your comments to records and records of other users on your page. You can also select who can post entries on your page and comment on your notes.

It all depends on how open you want to be there and leave your friends messages on the page. If not - you can safely close it to foreign entries.

Connect with me

This sets who can write you a personal message, invite you to the community, and applications. You can also select any of the applications in the friends come to notice.

If you use the "VKontakte" only for correspondence, watching the news in the tape and listening to music, you can deny access to Community invitations and applications.

For the above sections "VKontakte" offers several options to configure privacy. Flexible settings:

• All users of social networks.
• Only your friends.
• Friends and friends of friends.
• Only you.
• All users except those I select.
• Some friends.
• Some friends lists.

Other

In the "Other" you can adjust who can see your page "VKontakte" and update any sections see your friends. If you want to shut down in a cocoon, turn off the ability to index your page by search engines and close the update notification of all sections.

Facebook

To configure the privacy of personal information in the settings will need information on the "Privacy", "Chronicle and labels" and "Public publications."

Confidentiality

Here you specify who can see your content, add you as a friend and find you by email, phone and search engines.

Chronicle and labels

This section is selected, anyone can do in your publication "Chronicle" and see your notes in it.

Public publications

This sets who can you subscribe and comment on your publications. You can also choose to receive notifications from anyone.

Instagram

The Instagram is necessary to specify whether you can recommend your account to other users. This can be done in the web version of the service, in the settings section "Edit profile".

In addition, you can make your account closed and choose who can subscribe to you, and who is not. This can be done in the mobile app's settings, the "Account", click "Account Closed."

Another way to protect your account from spammers - customize inappropriate comments by special words.

Classmates

In the settings, select "public". You can specify who can see information about you in a photo, and notes, games and invite the group to write messages and so on.

Separately advise in the "Advanced" to include the item "Always use a secure connection (HTTPS)», to connect to the site "Odnoklassniki" is always passed over an encrypted channel.

4. Do not spread personal correspondence and confidential data

Do not put in a public space of personal correspondence and personal information. Many users are inattentive to this and put on public display photos from your driver's license, diplomas, bank cards, and sometimes the passport data.

I found this photo in a group autotechnical examination of their city. The evaluator to confirm their qualification, laid out in a group scan Diploma of professional development. Competence - it's good, but do not publicly display photographs of documents.

Fraudsters can use this information for unlawful purposes: to pay for purchases with your card, make screenshots print passports, driving licenses and other documents.

When uploading images and photos, look carefully, there are no important data out there. And to publish fragments of personal correspondence is simply unethical. Remember that the image is downloaded once can never be removed from the social network server.

will fix

• Turn on two-factor authentication to add another level of security at the entrance to the social network.
• Choose who can access your data. Do not be lazy and dig into the settings.
• Configure the availability of third-party applications to your profile. Do not use unofficial clients of social networks and programs that collect information about you. Use quick entry through the social network account only those sites and services that you trust.
• Do not put in a social network photos, documents and bank cards. Be careful with what kind of images you upload.