7 Things You Should Never Share On Social Media

Social Networking sites are like an addiction. Earlier we had just a single option – Facebook, where we were wasting hours of our lives sharing things with people we never knew and never met.

However, as time progressed, we were presented with even more options to waste even greater part of our valuable time and on more sites.

Are you wondering why am I using the word “waste” again and again? Well, if yes, let me tell you why it is a complete waste of time.

Social networking was meant for connecting with the people whom you know in reality in a much better way.

However, today, social networking sites are used to connect with strangers with whom you have zero resemblance. Of course, it is an excellent idea if those connections benefit you in some way. However, ninety-nine percent times it won’t. And you don’t even know when that *stranger* just blocks you or deactivates his/her account.

You will simply end up losing hours of time with no profit.

Most of us have more strangers in our *friend list* than our real friends. Keeping this fact in mind, there should be restrictions on many things we share in social media. Not everything is meant to be shared with everyone.

1. Screenshots of Personal Conversations

The word itself says “private,” so why the hell would you like to share it on Social Media? If you do so, you might get good numbers of appreciations (Likes) for once.

However, no one will value you, or would rather not share anything personal with you as they will have the feeling that you might share that conversation too.

2. Precise Location

You are making it easier for stalkers to follow you. Just turn off your GPS when you don’t need it. As far as I know, you don’t want it nine out of ten times. Moreover, running GPS in the background takes a grave toll on your phone’s battery. If you are out, you would want your battery to last longer, so switch it off.

3.Your birth date and place

Sure, you can say what day you were born, but if you provide the year and where you were born too, you've just given identity thieves a key to stealing your financial life, said Givens.

A study done by Carnegie Mellon showed that a date and place of birth could be used to predict most -- and sometimes all -- of the numbers in your Social Security number, she said.

4.Vacation plans

There may be a better way to say "Rob me, please" than posting something along the lines of: "Count-down to Maui! Two days and Ritz Carlton, here we come!" on Twitter. But it's hard to think of one.

Post the photos on Facebook when you return, if you like. But don't invite criminals in by telling them specifically when you'll be gone.

5. Home address


Do I have to elaborate? A study recently released by the Ponemon Institute found that users of Social Media sites were at greater risk of physical and identity theft because of the information they were sharing.

6. Password clues

If you've got online accounts, you've probably answered a dozen different security questions, telling your bank or brokerage firm your Mom's maiden name; the church you were married in; or the name of your favorite song.

7. Your Countless Selfies

Unless you look super HOT, you are just annoying your friends and followers on Social Sites with your selfies.

No one wants to see the same old face, again and again, maybe some of them would have already unfriended/blocked you.

If you’re doing so, stop it now before it turns into an annoying habit.