LibGuides: Beyond Facebook: Social Media FTW: Privacy

Your Internet Identity

Search for yourself on Google and Pipl to find out what kind of information is available about you on the Web.

Why Death is Not the End of Your Social Media Life
It's true - post status updates and send tweets after you die!
From Here to E-ternity
What happens to your virtual things - your music, your e-books, your Facebook page, etc. - when you are gone? A nice article and chart by Time Magazine. Note that to get full text, you'll need to use one of our Ebsco databases.
Wayback Machine
Find out what your favorite website looked like Back In the Day!

Terms of Service: Didn't Read
Have you ever read those lengthy Terms of Service agreements? Probably not. This site rates and compares Terms of Service for a variety of services.
How to Disappear From the Web Forever
This LifeHacker article gives you step by step instructions on how to erase your digital footprint (Warning: you are going to have to delete your Facebook).
5 Design Tricks Facebook Uses To Affect Your Privacy Decisions
Do you know how many apps access your personal information on Facebook? Thanks to Facebook's design choices, probably not.
Do your privacy a favor: control the 7 most critical Facebook settings post-Timeline
Adjust these 7 settings to protect your privacy on Facebook.

NewsTrust
NewsTrust is a news aggregator that features quality news and opinions that are rated by members based on quality, not just popularity. Reviewers are vetted and rated too, before their reviews get top billing.
Giving Mom’s Book Five Stars? Amazon May Cull Your Review
Amazon attempts to crack down on unreliable book reviews by removing reviews from family and friends of authors.
Is That a Fake Review?
Learn what features to look for in potentially fake reviews.
In a Race to Out-Rave, 5-Star Web Reviews Go for $5
Be wary of potentially fake reviews on Amazon, Yelp, and other sites. Someone might be getting paid to write that 5 star review.