How to Avoid Getting Addicted to Facebook?

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Facebook, Risks & Addiction• Interesting facts about Facebook• Facebook - Good & Bad• What are the Security Risks?• Email Scams• Malware Threats• Privacy• Untrusted Apps• Tips for Safe Social Networking• How to Quit Facebook Addiction?

Interesting Facts about Facebook• Facebook's founder Mark Zuckerberg donated US$1 billion

to charity in 2013, making him the biggest charitable donor in the U.S.

• 600,000 hacking attempts are made to Facebook accounts every day.

• Facebook earns an average of US$5.85 from every U.S. user.

• Facebook is primarily blue because Mark Zuckerberg suffers red-green color blindness.

• You can't block Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook.

• Generally smartphone users check Facebook 14 times a day.

• Globally Several people have been murdered for unfriending someone on Facebook.

• 1 in 3 people feel more dissatisfied with their lives after visiting Facebook, according to a study.

Interesting Facts about Facebook

• Facebook, Twitter and The New York Times have been blocked in China since 2009.

• A third of all divorce filings of 2011 in the U.S. contained the word "Facebook.“

• There are more Facebook users from the U.S.A, than U.S. citizens that voted in the last election.

• In Britain, a woman was given 20 months in jail for creating fake Facebook profiles to send abusive messages to herself.

Interesting Facts about Facebook

There are literally hundreds of social networking services, growing daily.Which will be the next Facebook?

Facebook – Good & Bad• As the revolutionary social media site,

Facebook, turns 10 years old, we can celebrate all the ways in which it has improved our lives.• It has allowed us to reconnect with people from

our past. • It also lets us keep up with people from a

distance. • The positives of using Facebook are huge, but

there are downsides too. • Some people get hooked on checking status

updates and even get to a point where the compulsion becomes an addiction.

POLL 1

What are the Security Risks?• Malware distribution

• Cyber-bullying (“trolling,” emotional abuse)

• “Shelf-life” of information (lives forever in cyberspace)

• Privacy concerns• Information about you that you post• Information about you that others post• Information about you the social

networking sites collect and share with others

What Are The Security Risks?You could be victim of social engineering, identity theft, financial fraud, infected computers, stalking, child abuse, sexual predation, defamation, lawsuits, mad boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse/parent, unwanted legacy, embarrassment, …

What Are The Security Risks?

• It’s not really a good idea to broadcast to the public about your extended absences from home and your other activities which might give someone the opportunity to take advantage of you.

“Heading down from Delhi to Kerala for that long weekend — going off the grid, no Internet! Happy New Year.”

What Are The Security Risks?• Similar to other threats that can lead

to downloading/installing malware• Malicious ads• Clickjacking (aka “likejacking”)• Wall posts, inbox or chat

messages with malicious links from “Friends” (hijacked user account)• “My wallet was stolen and I’m

stuck in Mumbai. Send me cash now.” • Spam email pretending to be from

Facebook admins

Facebook Email ScamsMalware Attack Through Facebook• Many users have been receiving a spam like message via

Facebook’s chat functionality which looks something like shown below:

Malware ThreatsKoobface is a multi-platform computer worm that originally targeted users of the networking websites like Facebook, Skype, Yahoo Messenger and email websites such as GMail, Yahoo Mail, and AOL Mail. , MySpace, hi5, Bebo, Friendster and Twitter.

Koobface is designed by the attackers so that they can easily infect a user's complete network including Microsoft Windows and Mac operating system, This infection is a security risk.

Source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koobface

Malware Threats• Suspicious friend or follow request, or link

• Bogus FB groups/Pages/profiles to entice you

Malware Threats

Privacy• Internet privacy involves the right or mandate of personal

privacy concerning the storing, repurposing, provision to third parties, and displaying of information pertaining to oneself via the Internet.

Short URL’sShort URL’s can be a potential threat• ow.ly, bit.ly, TinyURL• They hide the true URL and do not reveal

where would they take you until you click!

www.cybercriminal.com/I_will_send_you_a_virus_now.html

is now

http://bit.ly/12ZmpTj

Untrusted Apps

What are bad apps?

Bad apps trick people into allowing them more access than they need to function. Once one of these apps gets access to your Facebook account, it can take action on your behalf that you didn’t intend, such as posting on your friends’ Timelines.

If an app is posting things on Facebook that you don't want, you can remove the individual posts or the app itself.

Source - https://www.facebook.com/help/www/219323681600875/

POLL 2

Privacy - You are you being watched?Who can see the information about you online• Friends & their family

• Friends of friends

• Parents / Teachers / Co-students

• Employers / Co-Workers / Recruiters

• Customers / Competitors / Prospective Customers

• Schools / Colleges / Universities

• Marketing companies / Vendors / Suppliers / Consultants

• Cyber Criminals / Hackers / Thieves

• Government agencies (Police, Federal Agencies, CBI, FBI, CIA)

• EVERYONE ELSE

Tips for Safer Social NetworkingUse a strong, unique password (don’t use the same password on multiple

sites; don’t save password in browsers)Provide as little personal information as possible – avoid revealing birth

date, address, etc.Understand and customize the privacy settings in all of your social

networking accountsDon’t allow 3rd party applications to access

your information (if possible)Be careful about what you post

Photos of self or others Opinions on controversial topics Don’t abuse classmates, teachers, coworkers,

employers, etc. – it WILL come back to haunt youDon’t post anything related to your

employer (unless you’re authorized)

Supervise your kids’ use of social networking sitesBe suspicious of friend/follow requests, ads, 3rd party

applications, chat messages, etc.Minimize exploration – don’t click on lots of ads, videos, games,

etc.Use built-in and add-on features in web browsers to warn you of

malicious sites or get a Good Antivirus software with anti-phising measures Anti-phishing filters Adblock Plus Preview features of bit.ly, TinyURL

Google yourself and scrutinize resultsThink before you click!!

Tips for Safer Social Networking

Signs of Facebook Addiction

Over-sharing

Checking Your Facebook Whenever Possible

Overly Concerned with Facebook Image

Signs of Facebook Addiction

Reporting On Facebook

Spending Hours Browsing Through Facebook Every day

Mad rush to add more friends

Compromising offline social life

How To Quit Your Addiction

Analyze your Facebook usage.

Track your usage for a day (or a week)

Think about the things you can do with this time instead.

Try to remember your life without Facebook.

Think of how you can get the benefits of Facebook without it.

How To Quit Your Addiction

Now Take the action

Turn off all of your email and phone Facebook notifications.

Save your important contacts.

Try to quit for a short period of time.

Make an announcement that you're quitting for good.

Leave Facebook.

Block Facebook from your computer (optional).

Find alternatives to using Facebook.

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References• www.wikihow.com/Defeat-a-Facebook-Addiction• www.wikihow.com/Quit-Facebook • www.hongkiat.com/blog/facebook-addiction-signs/• http://

www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-kanalley/addicted-to-facebook-diet_b_2575804.html?ir=India• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_addiction_disorder