Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Protect yourself on Facebook

Hey, we’re on Facebook!

Facebook is a social networking site where people meet and reunite in cyberspace.
Many individuals, however, are concerned about protecting their privacy on the internet.

That’s OK! We’re here to help.

If you become a fan of a page, such as the Bow Valley College Alumni Association or Careers at Bow Valley College pages, others don’t have unfettered access to your account. They would need your email address and password to gain access, so make sure your password is a combination of letters and numbers that only you know.

Once you do become a fan to a page, a link will appear on your profile’s Info page, letting all your friends know that you are fan of that page.

Your profile picture and name also will show up in the Fans section of the page you have joined.
Unless you’ve made use of the privacy settings on Facebook, you might be allowing strangers access to your personal information . . . so get protected!

The first step you can take is to enable ONLY your friends to view your page. You can do this by accessing the Privacy settings here:

Clicking on Privacy Settings will take you to this page, where you can click on Profile:


And you end up here, where you can select from several privacy options which prevent people from accessing the information on your page.


It is also a good idea to set separate privacy levels for your photo albums. Otherwise, a photo you post can appear on the newsfeed for one of your friends’ pages and all their friends can access your photo.

To change those settings, go to your photo album page and click the Album Privacy link:



It will take you to this page where you can, once again, select from several security levels for your photo albums.


The Careers at Bow Valley College page is a partnership between Marketing and Communications, Human Resources, and Careerbuilder.ca The page lists career opportunities and features news, program descriptions, event announcements, and photo albums at the College.

It is intended as a recruitment tool for faculty, staff, and students . . . so, even if one or two of your friends click through to our page and learn something about BVC, it helps us get the word out about the wonderful work we do here.
The Bow Valley College Alumni Association page is a Facebook group for alumni of the College. The intention of this page is to inform alumni about upcoming events and announcements that pertain to the alumni program. It is a great way to keep informed on the growth and development of the Alumni program, while using your favourite form of social media.

Join the Bow Valley College Alumni Association group today!

Content posted with the permission of Marketing and Communications at Bow Valley College.

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