How to Manage Your Facebook Privacy and Security

How to change your Facebook privacy settings

1. Open your General Account Settings page and select Privacy in the top left.
2. From there, you'll be able to see who has access to what you post. If your privacy settings have never been changed, only your current Facebook friends will be able to see your posts.
3. Click Edit to customize your posting privacy settings.

1. How do I set maximum privacy on Facebook?
2. How do I restrict everything on Facebook?
3. What is the problem with Facebook privacy?
4. What is the only me setting on Facebook?
5. How do I control who sees my Facebook profile?
6. How do I change my Facebook page from public to private 2020?
7. Is Facebook dangerous to privacy?
8. Is Facebook an invasion of privacy?
9. What is the controversy with Facebook?
10. What should you not put on facebook?
11. How can you tell if someone has you on restricted on Facebook?

How do I set maximum privacy on Facebook?

Start by looking at the top-right of your web browser window for a gear icon (see the red arrow in this picture). Click that and choose 'Account Settings' from the drop-down list. That will take you to a page where you can adjust various settings to maximize your privacy.

How do I restrict everything on Facebook?

Adding People to the Facebook Restricted List

1. Go to the person's profile.
2. Click the friends icon under their profile photo.
3. Choose “Friends”
4. Select “Edit Friend Lists”
5. Click “Restricted”

What is the problem with Facebook privacy?

The FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection began investigating Facebook in March 2018 after it was revealed that personal data was illegally harvested from an online personality quiz and sold to Cambridge Analytica, a data analytics firm.

What is the only me setting on Facebook?

This "Only Me" privacy setting allows you to post stuff to your Timeline that is visible only to you. Posts with the audience of Only Me will appear in your News Feed but not your friends' feeds. However, if you tag someone in an Only Me post, they will be able to see the post.

How do I control who sees my Facebook profile?

To edit things like places you've lived or your family and relationships, click About below your cover photo, then click next to the info you'd like to change and click Edit. Use the audience selector next to this info to choose who you're sharing it with.

How do I change my Facebook page from public to private 2020?

Open your Facebook Group and click the three little dots just below the cover photo. From the dropdown, select Edit Group Settings. Scroll down until you see Privacy then click Change Privacy Settings. Select the new Privacy setting you want and click Confirm.

Is Facebook dangerous to privacy?

The second hidden danger of Facebook involves your privacy settings. Every time Facebook redesigns its website, your privacy settings revert to an unsafe default mode - essentially making all your info public. These redesigns happen about twice a year, and Facebook does not always notify you when they make changes.

Is Facebook an invasion of privacy?

While we know Facebook harvests tons of user data, the social network also invades your privacy on a daily basis. The founder and CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, once infamously said that privacy is no longer a "social norm"---and he stays true to his word.

What is the controversy with Facebook?

Facebook has come under scrutiny for 'ignoring' or shirking its responsibility for the content posted on its platform, including copyright and intellectual property infringement, hate speech, incitement of rape and terrorism, fake news, Facebook murder, crimes, and violent incidents live-streamed through its Facebook ...

What should you not put on facebook?

Here are a few things that you should avoid posting about on Facebook, just to stay on the safe side.

1. Data tied to your personal and financial security. ...
2. Clues to your passwords. ...
3. Information about your location. ...
4. Your travel plans. ...
5. Humblebrags. ...
6. Attention-seeking posts. ...
7. Posts that share way too much personal information.

How can you tell if someone has you on restricted on Facebook?

How can I tell if a friend has restricted me from seeing their posts? The only way you can tell for sure is to ask someone else if they can see any posts from that person. If they can see posts that you can't, then you'll know that person has blocked you from seeing their posts.