With billions of users, Facebook is one of the most powerful influencers in the world.

With the exposure of the Cambridge Analytica scandal by a whistleblower named Christopher Wylie. The hue and cry can be seen in the print and electronic media, creating a euphoria for deleting there account from facebook. Even companies like Tesla etc. have shown concern by deleting their facebook page. but if we see most of the social media is owned by Facebook like Whatsapp and Instagram.The number of Facebook users affected by the recent data sharing scandal could exceed 87 million and records could be stored in Russia, Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie said on Sunday.

If social media were countries.

We can follow some simple steps to prevent such casualty some of them are

1. Birthday– Your birthday is one part of an important puzzle which also includes your name and address, with which people can more easily access your bank account and personal details.
2. Phone Number– The best case scenario here is acquiring a polite admirer. Worst case scenario? A stalker who calls you incessantly.
3. Most of your “Friends”– Oxford psychology professor Robin Dunbar theorised that humans can maintain approximately 150 stable relationships.After looking at 3,375 Facebook users, Dunbar found that of their Facebook friends, 4.1 were considered dependable, and 13.6 exhibited sympathy during an “emotional crisis.”Getting rid of the deadwood can make for a healthier interaction with social media.
4. Photographs of your child/young family member– Victoria Nash, acting director of the Oxford Internet Institute, posed a really good question on this subject, and it’s to do with consent:” What kind of information would children want to see about themselves online at later date?” Previous generations never needed to consider this, but the advent of the internet and social media has given this question more important.
5. While we are at it, where your child/younger one goes to school- According to the NSPCC the number of recorded sexual offenses has increased over the last year.The last thing you want is to give an opportunity for a sex offender to find out where your child attends school.
6. Location services- Location services is only available on Android or iPhones.In 2015 TechCrunch reported that over 500 million users accessed Facebook solely from their mobile, which means that the same number has the potential to broadcast their location online, and anyone who may or may not wish you harm now knows where are you.
7. Your manager- This one is a classic. Facebook is a social media platform, and to some degree, your interactions ought to be relaxed.But the CEO of your company can access your wall, he/she has access to every single one of your dodgy status updates – and yes that includes the one moaning about work.Yes, you can set your preferences to exclude your CEO from a certain update, but isn’t that more hassle?
8. Stop tagging your location- People forget the fact that tagging your location at home actually gives away your address.
9. When and where you are going for the holiday- According to financial website This is Money, travelers who are burgled while they are on holiday may not get their insurance claim accepted if they posted their holiday plans on their social media accounts.
10. Your relationship status- If you want to celebrate the blossoming of a new relationship, don’t do it on Facebook.It may not work out, and the consequent “in a relationship” to “single” status change will make you feel worse than you already do.
11. Credit card details- Never. This is never a good idea.
12. Boarding pass picture- Taking a photo of your boarding pass is often a way to brag about your holiday, but don’t be silly! The barcode on your boarding pass is unique to you and can be used to find the information you gave to the flight company.