Don't want a drunken Facebook picture to put a dent in your political career? (Listen up, Jon Favreau!) "The whole point of being young, after all, is to do stupid things, and the whole point of Facebook is to record these acts for posterity," Abbie Callard writes for Slate. But you don't have to be a casualty of your own stupidity. Here's her advice on how not to be a Facebook victim:
- Use a tricky name: Facebook bars you from using a false name, but a modified version of your real name (à la "J.S. McCain") makes you harder to find.
- Beg your friends to be discrete: "Untagging" photos will make them harder to find, but your future downfall could still be posted on your friend's page.