With the news that hundreds of thousands of Facebook users had their information collected and distributed without their knowledge, many people are rethinking their Facebook accounts. Especially as it was all done legally in accordance with Facebook’s Data Use Policy and their Terms of Service.

If you are not ready to turf your account altogether, there are some things that you can do to protect your data:

1. Set up Login Alerts.
2. Make sure your posts aren’t searchable
3. Make sure only friends can see your posts.
4. Only let people that you know contact you, search for you or add you.
5. Enable two-factor authentication.
6. Stop using your Facebook account to login to other apps.
7. Audit apps that currently connect to Facebook.

Whew!! That is quite a list. Kinda makes you wonder if it is really worth all the effort. Maybe it is easier to just pick up the phone and call your friends.