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10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know

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on 2009-09-27 by dalethompson

It looks like pretty good advice for a number of high school and college students who think they will never be Googled or Facebooked by a potential employer.

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Friend Lists can have specific privacy policies applied to them

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You can create Friend Lists for all of your organizational needs, allowing you to quickly view friends by type and send messages to your lists.”

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A typical setup for groups would be “Friends”, “Family”, and “Professional”.

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turn off your public visibility

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I figured that many people would benefit from a thorough overview on how to protect your privacy on Facebook. Below is a step by step process for protecting your privacy.

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I figured that many people would benefit from a thorough overview on how to protect your privacy on Facebook. Below is a step by step process for protecting your privacy.

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Everyday I receive an email from somebody about how their account was hacked, how a friend tagged them in the photo and they want a way to avoid it, as well as a number of other complications related to their privacy on Facebook. Over the weekend one individual contacted me to let me know that he would be removing me as a friend from Facebook because he was “going to make a shift with my Facebook use - going to just mostly family stuff.”

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So how do you prevent the infamous tagged photo or video from showing up in all of your friends news feeds? It’s pretty simple. First visit your profile privacy page and modify the setting next to “Photos Tagged of You”. Select the option which says “Customize…” and a box like the one pictured below will pop up.

Select the option “Only Me” and then “None of My Networks” if you would like to keep all tagged photos private. If you’d like to make tagged photos visible to certain users you can choose to add them in the box under the “Some Friends” option. In the box that displays after you select “Some Friends” you can type either individual friends or friend lists.

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10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know

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10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know

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10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know

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Everyday I receive an email from somebody about how their account was hacked, how a friend tagged them in the photo and they want a way to avoid it, as well as a number of other complications related to their privacy on Facebook.

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Everyday I receive an email from somebody about how their account was hacked, how a friend tagged them in the photo and they want a way to avoid it, as well as a number of other complications related to their privacy on Facebook. Over the weekend one individual contacted me to let me know that he would be removing me as a friend from Facebook because he was “going to make a shift with my Facebook use - going to just mostly family stuff.”

Perhaps he was tired of receiving my status updates or perhaps he didn’t want me to view photos from his personal life. Whatever the reason for ending our Facebook friendship, I figured that many people would benefit from a thorough overview on how to protect your privacy on Facebook. Below is a step by step process for protecting your privacy.

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I figured that many people would benefit from a thorough overview on how to protect your privacy on Facebook.

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Below is a step by step process for protecting your privacy.

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1. Use Your Friend Lists

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1. Use Your Friend Lists

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Use Your Friend Lists

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1. Use Your Friend Lists

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Use Your Friend Lists

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feature which allows “you to create private groupings of friends based on your personal preferences.

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For those not aware of what friend lists are, Facebook describes them as a feature which allows “you to create private groupings of friends based on your personal preferences.

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create private groupings of friends based on your personal preferences.

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Friend Lists can have specific privacy policies applied to them

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You can configure your friend lists by visiting the friends area of your Facebook.

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ple by city (New York, San Francisco, D.C., Tel Aviv, etc), where I met them (conferences, past co-workers, through this blog), and my relationship with them (professional, family, social, etc).

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2. Remove Yourself From Facebook Search Results

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2. Remove Yourself From Facebook Search Results

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Remove Yourself From Facebook Search Results

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There are numerous reasons that individuals don’t want their information to show up in search results on Facebook, and it’s simple to turn off your public visibility.

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Under “Search Visibility” select “Only Friends” (Remember, doing so will remove you from Facebook search results, so make sure you want to be removed totally. Otherwise, you can select another group, such as “My Networks and Friends” which I believe is the default.)

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By default, Facebook makes your presence visible to the network you are in. Frequently, people aren’t aware of their visibility, so this is one of the first settings that users wish to modify. By selecting “Customize” from the search visibility drop down you can make your settings even more granular.

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3. Remove Yourself From Google

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3. Remove Yourself From Google

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Remove Yourself From Google

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For some people, being displayed in the search engines is a great way to let people get in contact with you, especially if you don’t have an existing website. Facebook also tends to rank high in the search results, so if you want to be easy to find, making your search profile can be a great idea. Many people don’t want any of their information to be public though.

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4. Avoid the Infamous Photo/Video Tag Mistake

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4. Avoid the Infamous Photo/Video Tag Mistake

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At the least, a tagged photo/video can result in personal embarrassment. So how do you prevent the infamous tagged photo or video from showing up in all of your friends news feeds? It’s pretty simple. First visit your profile privacy page and modify the setting next to “Photos Tagged of You”. Select the option which says “Customize…” and a box like the one pictured below will pop up.

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Select the option “Only Me” and then “None of My Networks” if you would like to keep all tagged photos private.

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5. Protect Your Albums

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5. Protect Your Albums

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Frequently people will turn of their tagged photo visibility to certain friend lists yet keep their photo albums public to the world. If you are trying to make all your photos invisible you must do so on an album by album basis.

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6. Prevent Stories From Showing Up in Your Friends’ News Feeds

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6. Prevent Stories From Showing Up in Your Friends’ News Feeds

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7. Protect Against Published Application Stories

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7. Protect Against Published Application Stories

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Once you install an application you should visit your profile to ensure that no embarrassing notification has been posted to your profile.

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8. Make Your Contact Information Private

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8. Make Your Contact Information Private

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One of the first things I did when I started approving friend requests from people that I hadn’t built a strong relationship with, was make my contact information visible only to close contacts.

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The contact information is my personal email and phone number. It’s a simple thing to set but many people forget to do it.

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9. Avoid Embarrassing Wall Posts

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9. Avoid Embarrassing Wall Posts

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Within your profile page you can control who can view wall postings made by your friends.

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In addition to controlling who can view wall postings published by your friends, you also want to control which friends can post on your wall.

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10. Keep Your Friendships Private

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To modify the visibility of your friends, visit the Profile Privacy page.

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These are just ten ways that you can protect your privacy on Facebook. While there are a few other small things to keep in mind, these ten settings are most important. Keep in mind that while you may have turned off the visibility of many profile sections, there is no way to prevent all photos or videos from being visible if friends of yours make the images visible.

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on 2009-03-26 by smallbizprivacy

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The best way to prevent embarrassing items from showing up on Facebook in the future is to not make bad judgements in your personal life. We’re all human though and being completely paranoid about every choice you make is probably not the best way to live your life. Be aware of what privacy settings are available and be conscious of what your friends may be publishing about you.

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While you may not want to configure all of the privacy settings outlined, simply knowing how to do so is a great step in the right direction. By following the 10 settings listed above you are well on your way to an embarrassment free future on Facebook!

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