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you start using your Facebook account
you should take some time to review your
current privacy settings and explore
some of the ways you can protect your
information the privacy shortcuts
feature is a great place to start just
click the icon in the upper right corner
that looks like a padlock
you can access the same feature in the
mobile app this time tap the more button
then scroll to the bottom of the menu
and look for privacy shortcuts
as you can see these are shortcuts to
some of the most common privacy settings
for example you can quickly manage who's
allowed to see your posts and who's
allowed to contact you on Facebook you
can even block someone if they're
bothering you in some way I want to go a
little deeper than these shortcuts
though so I'm going to click the link
that says see more settings on this page
you can manage several different things
related to your privacy including the
basic settings you see here as well as
timeline and tagging blocking apps and
ads by default
Facebook's privacy settings are designed
to promote social interaction and the
open exchange of personal information if
you're comfortable with that you can
choose the settings that let you be more
open and social if you're not here are
some tips that will help you safeguard
your privacy first I recommend limiting
who can see your future posts this
includes status updates photos and other
things that you decide to share just
click to view more information next use
the audience selector to control who has
access I recommend choosing either
friends or custom to give yourself the
most privacy this isn't the only place
you'll find the audience selector you'll
also find it in the status update box
here you can use it to change the
audience for the current post for
example if you're sharing something
different from what you normally post on
Facebook but don't forget to change it
back when you're done any time you
change the audience selector either here
or in your privacy settings
you're changing your default setting as
well so pay close attention and make
sure you don't share anything with the
wrong audience by mistake next we'll
take a look at timeline and tagging
you'll find the link in the left pane
right under privacy attack is a way to
identify someone on Facebook by posting
their name and a link to their profile
your friends can tag you by identifying
you in photos videos and other posts
including status updates tagging can be
fun but it can also lead to trouble for
example say a friend tags you in
something unflattering or inappropriate
the tag will stay on your timeline where
other people will be able to see it if
you're not careful
this could include family coworkers and
anyone else you have on your friends
list to avoid unwanted tagging these are
the settings I recommend first under who
can add things to my timeline enable the
option that lets you review the posts
you've been tagged in before they appear
on your timeline that way you can
approve or deny them on a case-by-case
basis
next change the last two options under
who can see things on my timeline since
friends of friends almost certainly
includes people you don't know even
people you've deliberately chosen not to
connect with it's safer to choose
friends instead under how can I manage
tags people add and tagging suggestions
the first option is another one that
lets you review and approve tags before
they appear on Facebook it's a good idea
to enable this one too the last option
uses something called facial recognition
to help identify you in your friends
photos it won't tag you in anything
automatically or identify you to people
you don't know but if you prefer you can
change the setting to no one and this
will turn the feature off let's move on
to app settings you can access this page
by clicking apps in the left pane here
you'll find ways to protect your privacy
when it comes to playing games on
Facebook or using your account to
connect to other sites for instance you
may not want your friends to know how
many hours you've spent playing candy
crush the same goes for the things you
do outside of Facebook in this example
we'll look at the website cnn.com if you
use your Facebook account to like an
article at cnn.com your friends can
potentially see that activity on
Facebook and on CNN's website these
features are designed to make your
experience on Facebook more open and
social but it can be at the expense of
your personal information or privacy
it's important to educate yourself and
decide what level of sharing you're
comfortable with to edit the settings
for an app or service that you're
connected to look for it on this list
here you can learn more about the app or
change the way it uses your information
to hide these details again click close
if you want to remove the app altogether
you can click the X on the very far
right even if you don't use any apps the
apps your friends use can access some of
your personal information luckily you
can control exactly what they have
access to here for the most privacy
we recommend unchecking every box this
will prevent your friends apps from
using your information without your
knowledge
the last protective step I'd like to
show you has to do with advertisements
on Facebook and the ways they can use
your information to access these
settings click ads in the left pane on
this page you can manage several types
of ads including ads shown on
third-party sites and ads that are shown
to your friends also known as social ads
all of this information is good to
review but I'm going to focus on ads and
friends here's an example of what a
social ad looks like let's zoom in so
you can see how it works say you use
your Facebook account to like Denver
sushi the original ad is on the left
now Facebook can pair that ad with your
name and share it with your friends
almost like an endorsement it's all
based on the idea that people like
knowing what their friends like if
you're uncomfortable with that though
you can disable the feature just click
the drop down menu here and choose no.1
don't forget to click Save Changes when
you're done now you know some of the
ways you can protect your information on
Facebook to learn more visit your
privacy settings and explore some of the
options we talked about today
you