Risks in Facebook

In past few years there has been a phenomenal growth in the facebook users. But an expert in online privacy drew attention on five five dangers of sharing information on facebook. The marketing efforts by facebook often results in a compromise on account holders privacy. Below are few risks in Facebook.

1. Your Information is being shared with the third parties: When you connect to an application or website it will have access to all your information such as name, profile pictures, photos, age, gender, friends names and details so it is better you not connecting to the site if you need your account to be privacy.
2. Privacy settings revert to a less safe default mode after each redesign.
3. Facebook ads may contain malware: There is a possibility of phishing scan and being a theft to your information.
4. Your friends unknowingly make you vulnerable.
5. Scammers are creating fake facebook profiles: There is a report saying that there are so many fake facebook accounts, which work as malware.