Facebook privacy settings

These 4 things will always be publicly viewable on Facebook:

-name

-profile pictures

-networks

-username and ID

Privacy settings

Main privacy settings

Post privacy: status updates, photos, etc.

Profile accessibility: who can find and send you a friendship request

Timeline and Tagging: how others can post info or tag pictures of you

Apps and Websites: whether or not Apps can have access to your information

Past posts: limiting what people can see from your old news

Blocking specific people and apps

Posting: privacy settings

Facebook allows you to share posts with a drop down menu from your Timeline and News Stream.

You may choose: - Public - Friends - Custom

You may also select a default setting for posts in the settings menu.

Profile accessibility

These Settings Control:

- Who can find you in a search - Who can send you a friend request - Who can send you messages

Options include:

- Friends (Private) - Friends of Friends (Semi Private) - Everyone (Public)

Timeline and tagging

These Settings Determine:

- Who can post on your Timeline (Wall) - Who can Tag your posts and uploads (Tag: attach your name as a link that

leads to your profile and timeline) - Who can use your name to Tag their own posts and uploads - Whether or not Facebook can use facial recognition to automatically tag

photos with your name that are uploaded on any Timeline.

Apps and websites

- Check all the games, applications and websites connected to your Facebook account (created by Facebook and third parties).

- All apps interact with your publicly available profile information as well as your friends lists.

- Most apps interact with the “basic information” of you and your friends. (always check what is included in the “basic information” definition and make sure you are comfortable to share this information)

Apps settings

List of apps you use- You can delete Apps from this list (you cannot “get back” any information

you already share with them, they just can’t get more) - You can look at the information each app interacts with - Manage what parts of your personal “basic information” your friends can

carry with them as they use apps.- Turn off or on “Instant Personalization” at partnering websites to see what

you friends have shared there.- Turn off or on search engine results for your name.

Past posts

- You can enable limiting past posts to only friends- Each post must be changed back manually for share it with others, but the

only option is “public”- This will effect all past posts, starting back from your most current - This will not recall information that people have saved or shared : it just

means no one can access it via your account anymore- Remember: nothing will ever comeback, once it’s out

Blocking

- You can block people so they cannot:“friend” yousee your profile message you, etc.

- You can block: app invites from peoplespecific appsinvitations from certain people

Security settings

Account security

- Secure Browsing: choose https (‘s’ is for ‘secure’)- Login Notifications: you can receive emails if your account is accessed

from an unknown device - Login Approvals: you can restrict logins from unknown devices- App Passwords: you can add additional password layers to Apps - Recognized Devices: if you turn on Login Approvals you can add devices

to this list- Session Information: you can see where you have logged in from in the

past

Account security: tip

- Facebook Pages cannot see your details (depending on your settings)- Businesses that use personal profiles can see all your details: ‘like’ a

business, never ‘friend’ it.

How Facebook Currently Uses Your Data

- To advertise goods/services to you from companies who pay Facebook for the privilege of your data (Advertising)

- To connect you with people you may know or like (Social Networking)

Data you share on purpose

Registration information- Name- Family status- Address- Birthdate- Chat contacts- Phone Number

- Status Updates- Uploaded photos or video- Comments and “likes”- Tags- Global Positioning

Data you might not share on purpose

- Clicks- Searches- IP address- Advertisers who work with Facebook

Facebook uses ALL the data you share to serve you advertisements based on your interests and your habits.

Friends

If you write or comment on someone else’s page or website, their settings will determine who sees your post, no matter your privacy settings.

Your fiends will also drag your information along when they use Apps.

Subscribers

Subscribers only receive public information and posts.

It’s like having a private and a public profile at the same time.

In a nutshell:

- Check your settings and be aware of what you share- Respect your friends’ privacy- Use common sense!

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