Lock down your social media accounts

C. Lock Down Social Media

1. Set profiles to private if you can help it

2. Whatever you say online, consider: “Would I be okay with this being read by a stranger, employer, or an AI model 10 years from now?”

   • Avoid posting:
     • Basic personal info (details about where you live, phone number, birthdate, a photo that includes your drivers license or credit card)
     • Real-time location
     • Photos of children
     • Names of family members
     • Details about big decisions in your life (buying a house, marriage, etc.)

3. Turn off ad personalization in account settings in your most used accounts (Google, Amazon, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, etc.)

4. Limit third-party apps and integrations. Remove or disable them if possible.

5. Avoid using single-sign-on (SSO) - Avoid Log in with Facebook or Log in with Google): These often share data between third-party sites/apps and the identity provider (Facebook/Google/etc). This enables Facebook or Google to track your activity across many services and devices. This makes it trivial to tie your activity to your identity, making it much more difficult to compartmentalize

   • Gmail:
     1. Visit https://myaccount.google.com
     2. Open the Security section
     3. Find Third-party apps with account access
     4. Click Manage third-party access
     5. Review the list. Delete anything that does not require it or you do not use.