• Use passwords that are hard to guess. Make sure that they are at least 6 characters long and use a combination of letters, digits and special characters.
• Use a different password for each of your accounts. This way, if someone learns your password, they don't have access to all your accounts.
• Don't share your passwords with other people.

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Facebook offers you tools to make your account more secure.

Alerts about unrecognised logins - You can choose to get an alert when someone tries logging in from a computer, phone or tablet that Facebook doesn't recognise. These alerts will tell you which device tried logging in and where it's located.To get alerts about unrecognised logins, go to your "Settings", click on "Security and Login", then click "Edit" next to "Get alerts about unrecognised logins". Choose the types of alerts (e.g. email alerts) that you'd like to receive and click "Save Changes".

Two-factor authentication - When you turn on two-factor authentication, you'll be asked to enter a special security code each time you try to access your Facebook account from a new computer, phone or tablet. To turn on two-factor authentication, go to your "Settings", click on "Security and Login", then click "Edit" next to "Use two-factor authentication". Click "Enable" next to "Two-factor authentication is currently disabled". Confirm that you'd like to turn on two-factor authentication, click "Enable", then click "Close".

Logging out - The "Where you're logged in" section of your "Security and Login" settings shows you a list of computers, phones and tablets that have been used recently to log in to your account. To log out of Facebook on another computer, phone or tablet, go to your "Settings", then click on "Security and Login". In the "Where you're logged in" section, find the session that you want to end and click , then click "Log Out".

Scams

You may receive messages telling you that you've won money or a prize. These messages may sometimes say that someone needs your help or needs you to look after their money. They will usually ask you for personal details and these kinds of suspicious messages are scams. To protect yourself from scams, watch out for the following: