Tips for Avoiding Stalker on Social Networking Sites

Internet, especially social networking sites like Facebook provide a very great impact to human life. But underneath it all, with all the convenience it offers, the virtual world becomes increasingly vulnerable to the presence of the stalker who increasingly move freely.

By there are social networking sites and microblogging sites like Twitter and Plurk, stalker now able to detect some victim behaviors. Of course you ever have friend requests of people who you do not know. Or maybe after you friend with him, it turns out people actually like doing strange things. Therefore some tips to prevent yourself from the threat of an obsessive stalker might be useful.

Edit Friends List
With the constant self info are displayed on the news feed Twitter and Facebook all the time here and give a sign that Stalkers are welcome! All information can be consumed by unknown persons is starting from photo albums, the latest activity, history of dams education jobs, and others. Although you mean to give such information is so your old friends can contact you. However, it is good you choose certain people are able to follow the development of your activities.

The ways are click Facebook.com/privacy to create an exclusive group who have the privilege to access a profile, pictures, and status updates. If via MySpace, you can create a private profile setting under Menu "Account Settings". For Twitter users, see box called "Protect My Updates" in your page. With this setting, only the "followers" who can read the activities on the status of your feed.

Do not be a status freak
Many people who always gave their information was where and was doing what. For example " eating with my girlfriend at Ragusa", and others. Things like this clearly shows that you love to spit personal information to anyone. This is where the stalker becomes the king! Therefore, begin to limit themselves to not always provide gambling information about you. Start to protect your information!

Googling Each Day
Perform a Google Alert that will help to indicate that someone who was a stalker. Sign in to your Google.com/alerts, and enter your phone number and your name. With this facility, Google will always provide notifications every time there is someone who is googling your name and phone number. The facility provides information about who was looking for information about you.

Feel Free to Disconnect
Do not hesitate to decide internet connection. With a GPS facility, Google earth, and Wikimap that makes it easier others know your position, stalker will become easier to detect your movements. Therefore, hold yourself to not always online. Therefore, never hesitate to decide on the mobile Internet network and the BlackBerry every time not too used.