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Keeping Your Last Name Private Early On on Facebook
Share a full name only once enough mutual verification has happened to justify it. On Facebook, where the dominant catfish pattern is thin, recently-created profiles with few mutual connections used as identity cover, this applies directly: A full name is often all that's needed to find someone's employer, address history, and other social accounts.
Steps
- 01
Introduce yourself with a first name only until trust is established.
- 02
Notice if they ask for your full name unusually early or persistently.
- 03
Assume anything shared can be searched — decide what you're comfortable being found through.
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