San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) March 4, 2008 - NextAdvisor.com, a leading provider of independent reviews of services for consumers , launches its free "identity theft protection Guide Facebook 'to help users of the popular social network to protect themselves from falling victim of identity theft.
"Our research shows that a significant number of Facebook users engage in behaviors that endanger them for identity theft and related crimes," said Joe Fahrner, Vice- president of research at NextAdvisor.com. "Our guide is designed to raise awareness of the risks of identity theft facing Facebook users and provide simple preventative measures they can take to protect themselves."
One of the biggest risks of identity theft that Facebook users are facing is to expose personal information accepting friend requests from strangers. Friend requests are invitations that, if accepted, allowing the sender to access parts of the recipient's Facebook profile information.
49% of respondents in a recent survey commissioned by Facebook NextAdvisor.com allowed to accept some or all friend requests they receive foreigners, an act that could leave the most sensitive to identity theft. The guide recommends that Facebook users will only accept friend requests from people they know and trust.
The guide also suggests that users remove as much personally identifiable information, such as the full date of birth, phone number and address of the home, from their Facebook profile page as possible . "Facebook users should not publish anything on their profile pages they will not divulge to a stranger," said Fahrner.
The "Facebook Identity Theft Protection Guide" is available for free by visiting http://www.nextadvisor.com/blog/2008/03/04/6-tips-to-protect-your-identity-on -facebook /.
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