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MAKE YOUR FACEBOOK ACCOUNT HACKPROOF

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GUESS WHAT’S THE UTOPIA FOR CYBER CROOKS? SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES; TO BE MORE SPECIFIC, FACEBOOK. INCIDENCES OF FACEBOOK ACCOUNTS BEING HACKED IS NOT ANYMORE AN UNCOMMON INCIDENT. ACCORDING TO A REPORT BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, NEARLY 600,000 ATTEMPTS ARE MADE EVERY DAY TO HACK INTO FACEBOOK USER ACCOUNTS. SO HOW CAN YOU KEEP HACKERS FROM SNEAKING INTO YOUR FB ACCOUNT? WELL, YOU CAN START BY TWEAKING YOUR ACCOUNT’S PRIVACY SETTINGS. HERE ARE SOME TIPS YOU CAN FOLLOW: 1. THINK OF A STRONGER PASSWORD : THIS ONE’S A NO-BRAINER. YOU WANT TO SECURE YOUR PROPERTY, YOU NEED A STRONG FENCE. ONE SMART WAY TO SET A STRONG PASSWORD, IS TO THINK OF A PHRASE AND MODIFY IT BY ADDING NUMBERS, SPECIAL CHARACTERS, OR SO. FOR EXAMPLE, A PASSWORD SUCH AS --- > HowMayIHelpU2day@789 < --- IS EASY TO REMEMBER AND AT THE SAME TIME, DIFFICULT TO CRACK. ALSO, KEEP DIFFERENT PASSWORDS FOR DIFFERENT ACCOUNTS. 2. ENJOY SECURE BROWSING : THIS IS ANOTHER NEAT METHOD TO KEEP YOUR FACEBOOK ACTIVITY