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Facebook: How to show all the photos sent or received via chat or instant message

Posted on October 2, 2016

Have you ever sent or received a photo in a Facebook Chat or Instant Message and then tried to scroll back through the conversation at a later time trying to find it?

Or have you ever wanted to view all the photos that you and a chat partner have shared with one another all at the same time?

If so, you surely know how difficult it can be to track down one or more images that are embedded in a long message thread.

As luck would have it, Facebook makes it very easy to display all the images contained within a specific chat or IM thread very quickly, and all together in one place. Here’s how: [Read more…]

Keep your Facebook messages private by encrypting them with Cryptocat

Posted on September 10, 2015

Between the NSA’s increasingly intrusive snooping and hackers intercepting our web traffic, we can no longer take Internet privacy for granted.

But if you use Facebook’s messaging system, there are a number of simple and free ways to keep your private messages private. A great example is a handy free service called Cryptocat.

Once you add Crytocat’s browser extension to your computer’s web browser(s) and/or install the app on your iPhone, all of your Facebook messages will be encrypted before they even leave your computer. [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I block strangers from messaging me on Facebook?

Posted on July 29, 2015

Update: Facebook has removed the setting to prevent strangers from contacting you, making both this question and my answer moot.

I recommend that you read this post that explains why privacy simply doesn’t exist on Facebook.

Original post continues below…

Question from Hanna C: I used to have my Facebook settings configured to block people who aren’t my friends from sending me messages, but somehow that has got changed and I’ve started getting messages from people I don’t know.

I can’t figure out how to find that setting anymore. Can you tell me where it is?

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Facebook is removing the Messaging feature from its mobile app

Posted on August 5, 2014

Do you use Facebook’s mobile app to send and receive messages via your Android or iOS device? If so, you won’t be able to do it much longer.

Facebook has announced that they are now in the process of rolling out a new version of the Facebook app that doesn’t include the messaging feature. That means if you want keep on sending and receiving Facebook messages while on the go, you’ll need to download the stand-alone Facebook Messenger app. [Read more…]