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Instructions

searching for them, or may be searching for something else.

1. If you choose to sign up for an account on a 3. Don't put up a lot of personal stuff. Its fine to put social networking site you are exposing yourself up your relationship status and things of that sort, to people. Your decision to sign up for the site to but including an address, phone number, reconnect with high school friends or to potential occupation, even your name, is sometimes not a employers may be a great one, but you have still smart thing to do. This just makes it easier for exposed your life to anyone who wants to see. those potential predators to track you down if One option is to set your profile to private, they want to. Include the basics, maybe you have which many sites allow you to do. By doing this, to say what you do for a living in order to however, a person has to be your "friend" on the network with people, but don't reveal too much. site in order for them to view your information. 4. Including photos of yourself is OK, professional 2. Screen the people who request to be your friend. ones are best, maybe a few with friends, but don't Do you know them? Why are they asking? include raunchy photos of yourself, it just makes Don't think you have to say yes to everyone you more of a target then another person. because you want a lot of friends, that could lead to a lot of trouble. On some sites you are able to 5. There are hackers that will break into account send a message to them without becoming friends, after account and steal personal things. If you why do they want to be your friend? There is so notice that your account has been hacked, change much talk about children online and predators passwords immediately.


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