LAST UPDATED: DEC 19, 2022
Try to Google yourself. Do you see your Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram accounts?
Minimizing your social media presence and the information you post and share online can protect you against hackers, cyberstalking, and identity thieves. These cyberstalkers can use your personal information found in these public social media profiles to take advantage of you.
Trend Micro Mobile Security for iPhone and iPad helps protect your Social Media apps (Facebook, Twitter) to reduce this risk.
Check Social Network Privacy on iPhone or iPad
Social Network Privacy lets you scan and fix your Facebook and Twitter privacy settings to protect yourself from data theft.
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For Facebook
Check Privacy Risks on Facebook
- Tap the Mobile Security app.
- Tap Social Network Privacy, then tap the Facebook tab.
- Tap the Sign into Facebook button to check your settings.
- Enter your Facebook email and password, then tap Log In.
- Wait as Mobile Security scans your Facebook settings for privacy concerns.
After checking, it presents you with its findings.
- Tap Improve Now to fix all privacy concerns at once.
You can also tap specific items you want to fix.
- A pop up will appear, showing what settings to change. Select Improve to proceed.
Mobile Security makes the change, telling you
"Nice work! You don’t have any privacy concerns."
- Tap Check Again if you want to double-check if changes were done successfully.
Sign out your Facebook account
- Tap the Mobile Security app.
- Scroll down, then tap Settings.
- Under SOCIAL NETWORK PRIVACY, tap Facebook.
- Tap Sign Out.
For Twitter
Check Privacy Risks on Twitter
- Tap the Mobile Security app.
- Tap Social Network Privacy, then tap the Twitter tab.
- Tap the Sign into Twitter button to check your settings.
- Enter your Twitter email, phone, or username and password, then tap Log In.
- Wait as Mobile Security scans your Twitter settings for privacy concerns.
After checking, it presents you with its findings.
- Tap Improve Now to fix all privacy concerns at once.
You can also tap specific items you want to fix.
- A pop up will appear, showing what settings to change. Select Improve to proceed.
Mobile Security makes the change, telling you
"Nice work! You don’t have any privacy concerns."
- Tap Check Again if you want to double-check if changes were done successfully.
Sign out your Twitter account
- Tap the Mobile Security app.
- Scroll down, then tap Settings.
- Under SOCIAL NETWORK PRIVACY, tap Twitter.
- Tap Sign Out.
What to do if your Social Media Account got hacked
Visit the link below depending on what Social Media account you have for the next steps to take in case your account is hacked:
See how Trend Micro Mobile Security protect your iOS/iPadOS device
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