What are the issues with privacy on Facebook and why is this so important?
It is amazing the amount of seemingly inconsequential information that is shared on Facebook. Names and DOB, names and DOB of family and friends, pet's names, home towns, activities, hangouts, vacation plans. With enough of this type of information, unscrupulous people can infiltrate your life. Indiscriminate granting of friend status gives access to all this information and more, as well as information about all your other friends, to people you don't even know.
Being careful on Facebook and other social media sites is imperative. Proper privacy settings and care what information you provide, even hidden information, should not be taken lightly.
Scams and malware proliferate on social media sites as well. Click on a request to do a Facebook survey and you could be infecting your machine.
Here is an interesting site I found that is just about Facebook and the dangers that lurk there. Facecrooks.com
I have not fully perused this site but have found the few articles to be quite informative. If you are on Facebook at all, you need to educate yourself.