Internet Safety: Customising Security Settings

With websites like Twitter and Facebook, it is really easy for people you don't know to find you. Developers of websites think about these things and include certain security elements which help you block your status updates, tweets, photos and anything else.

Facebook let's you choose custom security settings so that you are off of the public search, only friends can see wall posts/photos etc.

Twitter lets you protect your tweets so only those that you approve of can see your tweets.

You shouldn't attach your personal location to your tweets as this is how people can find you. Twitter allows you to delete all of your locations. You can also choose if you want to attach your location.

Screenshots from: http://www.facebook.com and http://www.twitter.com