Step-by-step guide to protecting your privacy on Facebook
Ars Technica has posted a rather informative guide to help Facebook users navigate the site’s sometimes less-than-intuitive privacy menus.
The guide offers a range of helpful tips (illustrated by screen shots) that will show you how to make yourself unsearchable, how to decide who sees the updates you post, and how to avoid being used in Facebook advertisements.
Many users are aware that Facebook has numerous privacy controls, for example, but even the most experienced Facebook users often don’t know just how much they can control who sees what. For instance, did you know that you can specify exactly who can see your status updates, down to different groups of friends (not just “friends” versus “everyone”)? What about controlling which groups of people can even find you in a Facebook search to begin with?
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Oh boy was this informative - not!!! Sorry I wasted my time even reading this.
Looks like someone wanted to take off early this Friday. Watch Tiger tee off at 2, did you?
If only life were that simple…
If you click on the name Ars Technica it will take you to the full article
about Face Book helful tips.