10 Ways To Protect Your Twitter Account

Twitter has become more and more important tool in our modern lives. You can notice this by seeing there are more applications for Twitter (URL shortening services, file sharing services, etc.) enter the market as well as big services support Twitter. Recently, Google has allowed FeedBurner users to tweet latest posts using their URL shortening service Goo.gl

Besides efficiencies and conveniences, there are also risks on Twitter at this time and they may steal or ‘hijack’ your Twitter account to do bad things. To protect your Twitter account as well as your identity, you may follow these ten tips:

1. Never Share Personal Information
2. Review Applications That Use Your Twitter Account
3. Regularly Change Your Password
4. Preview Short URL’s Before Clicking
5. Beware Of Unsolicited DMs
6. Use Private Twitter Accounts
7. Block & Report Spam
8. Avoid Account Suspension By Respecting Twitter Limits
9. Avoid Being Impersonated
10. Use An Anti-Virus and Firewall

To read the detail of each tip, read 10 Twitter Safety Tips To Protect Your Account & Identity on MakeUseOf

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