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There is always Help! It is always wonderful to see organisations who have strengths in certain areas, collaborate with other Organisations in order to help the world be a safer and more peaceful place. The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNDEV) and Facebook have teamed up to promote a Guide with tips for survivors of abuse.  Whether it be Domestic Violence, Stalking or Bullying, the Guide gives helpful information and links for privacy and security options on Facebook. This Guide is one that I will promote not only to showcase the amazing work conducted by NNDEV, but so every Facebook user has the opportunity to keep themselves a little safer online and that in turn keeps friends in their online world a little safer too. In speaking on Domestic Violence, it does not always appear in the form of physical abuse, it can be almost any type of controlling behavior and therefore at times, can be difficult to detect amongst friends and family, because they fear

What To Do About Facebook Friend Hacks! May 10, 2013 at 8:07am (updated 24/07/2014) Friends connecting on Facebook is more than ever something that needs to be respected and trusted. Recently a number of people including myself have received friend requests on Facebook from people they know. Why is this unusual? Because these requests are from people who are 'already' connected and listed as friends.  The requests are from scammers attempting to gain access to your Facebook account and utilise your information that you share only with friends. They are using the scam of Ghost Accounts. Meaning they are Fake Imposter Accounts, that have copied everything from a friends Facebook Account, that is available on public view. Once they are accepted into your account, they are in a position to glean as much information as needed to further their scam. They send friend requests to your friends and can make an imposter account from your details. What to do;If you rece