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It’s time to review your Facebook Privacy Settings. Again. Recent changes made by the social media giant have prompted the following meme on Facebook:

“As of today, there is a new privacy setting called ‘Instant Personalization’ that shares data with non-Facebook websites and it is automatically set to ‘Allow.’ To change this setting, go to Account > Privacy Settings > Applications and Websites and uncheck ‘Allow.’ Please copy & repost.”

I’m not saying you should or shouldn’t allow the Instant Personalization. You should, however, be aware of the change (the robust user experiences as well as the privacy implications) and update your settings to reflect your wishes, rather than those of Facebook. AND, if you have teenagers on Facebook, now is a good time to review your teen’s settings, not just the “Instant Personalization” setting.

When is the last time you’ve reviewed your social media settings? Do you make it a periodic practice? And if you’re a parent, what are you doing to help your teens understand the implications of privacy changes?

Maybe we all should.