me into places.” That also disables their ability to use Places to tag you.

Consider using lists to limit who can see your location: You don’t have to stick with Facebook’s default that allows all your friends to see where you are when you check in to a location. Consider creating a “list” of friends with whom you wish to share your location. You might have different lists, depending on location. For example, you could have “drinking buddies” who get to know which bars you’re in and “work friends” who can see if you’re visiting certain business-appropriate locations.

Ask before you tag: It’s a good idea to talk with your friends before you tag them at a location. Being comfortable about your friends knowing that you’re there doesn’t necessarily mean that your friends feel the same way.

Revisit your settings: If you are allowing people to check you into places, consider changing those settings, if you are about to go to a place that you don’t want others to know about. You can always change your settings temporarily and then change them back.

Talk with your kids about location services: Parents should discuss with their kids how they might use or avoid location-sharing services. Kids need to be reminded that “checking in” reveals their location to everyone on their friends list, including people they might not wish to share their location with.

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