Facebook:Do you know who is watching you?
Facebook is a fantastic site but last week they went from been a closed social network to a more open one.
What the heck does that mean? Well Facebook has started to allow non-Facebook users and search engines such as Google to see parts of your profile!
Luckily this can be easily fixed:
- Log into face book and then click on the “privacy” link in the top right hand corner
- Then click on the “Edit Settings” link in the “Search” section.
- In the middle of the page find the section that reads “Who can find my public search listing outside of Facebook?” and uncheck the two boxes.
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the “Save” button.
This will stop non-Facebook users and search engines from seeing your profile.
Now I sure you are happy to comment on your love life to your friends but do you want the whole world to know?
Most likely not; so whilst you are at it you might want to edit the settings for the “Profile” section on the “privacy” page. This controls who can see what on your profile page.
I’d suggest that you set all the options to “Only my friends” but you can be more open then that if you want :)
See you on Facebook…
two sites tell you to go to setings and look for the setting where people can look for you on other search sites but cant find the 2 check marks as usual the web page does not match the facebook one
Facebook changes these pages fairly often.
Currently you need to click on “Account” (top right of the page) and then select “Privacy Settings”. Then click on the “Search” section (middle of the page). You will find the “Public Search Results” checkbox there.
Also Facebook has announced that in the next few weeks it will be releasing new features to make it easier to set your privacy settings, so expect these pages to change again soon.