Make your mobile activism information safe on Facebook

Source: MobileActive.org:
Full article: Safer Facebook

• Like Twitter, Facebook is a way to get your messages to a potentially large audience. It is not a secure method of communication for sensitive information.
• This article offers advice about how to mitigate risks when using Facebook as a dissemination and organizing tool. In particular, we consider the following risks: 
• The risk that your public activities on Facebook reveal compromising information about you or your networks - for example, revealing the identity of supporters or identifying people who were present at a particular event. 
• The risk of your private information being revealed to a third party without your consent. 
• The risk that your account details (username and password) are discovered, and that someone may impersonate you. 
• The risk of your account being deleted or suspended. 
• The risk that Facebook is blocked or becomes inaccessible.
• In general, you should only use Facebook to share information that you consider public. Public information can be freely distributed by you, your organization, and your supporters, without any risk to individuals or organizational operations. In communicating public information, you can send and receive this information without taking any precautions.

Please go to the MobileActive.org post for the details on how you can make your own mobile activism safe on Facebook.