How to prevent hacking of Facebook accounts

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Nowadays i am hearing many of Facebook account has been hacked. Facebook accounts are hacked to gain personal information.You need to be very careful in protecting your Facebook account. So please follow some simple steps to protect your Facebook Account.

Use strong passwords
Always make a strong password with special characters and alpha numeric keys. This will be useful in protecting your account. Don't simply use a word or name or Date of Birth.The shorter your password, the easier it is to hack, especially if it’s a common word or name. A good starting point is six characters, though 8, 10 or 12 are even better. If you have trouble remembering, do something about that, else consider using an unusual phrase or combo of words that only you or a few people might know, then substitute some of the letters with digits and/or punctuation. It is advisable to use both capital and small letter in your password. Have a unique password. It should not be used by you for others such as e-mail or other social networking sites.



Don't make Everyone as your friend
Avoid the person who doesn’t even have a profile pic, let alone any friends in common with you.Don't accept all the friend request you get. This is very important one. Accept only the person you know. Because most of the people are accepting all the request they get.

Change your password Frequently
By Changing your password in monthly or even weekly, not yearly. Facebook’s “Forgot password?” option is one way, or you can go to your account’s settings.

Don’t click on links that are not Trustworthy
While you log in to your facebook account don't click the links that you see in facebook. Because all the links are not trustworthy. Similarly always log in to your Facebook from the Facebook home page. Don't click on the links that you get to your mail and log in.

Don’t believe all emails
As you know that honest web services will never ask you to do certain things in an email. For example, Facebook will NEVER send you an email asking you to change your password or enter personal details. If they need you to do that, they will tell you where in your account settings you can go to do that.On a similar note, protect your email account that you registered for Facebook with, else someone can succeed in resetting your Facebook password.

Use Private Browsing
By the use private browsing. When you log out then just delete the cookies. Don't click Remember Me.
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