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With Facebook privacy so often in the news these days, you’re probably concerned about keeping your own posts, photos and comments at least somewhat private.
To that end, you’ve probably tweaked your account’s privacy settings to make your personal information as private or as accessible to others as you feel comfortable with.
But are you really sure you have everything truly locked down to match your comfort level?
Well, there’s an easy way to find out… [Read more…]
It’s no secret that Facebook gathers all manner of data and info about their users, but most folks have no idea just how much data Facebook has about them, and how broad it is.
And fewer people still know that Facebook routinely shares this data and info with a wide variety of third-parties.
Well, it turns out that you can actually view much of the info Facebook has banked about you. All you have to do is click (or tap) through the settings a bit. [Read more…]
Question from Myra: I have several hundred friends on Facebook but sometimes I post things that I only want a small selected group of those friends to see.
These posts often contain church related info that wouldn’t be of interest to anyone except the friends who attend my church.
Is it possible to only allow those specific “church” friends to see those special posts and hide them from all the rest of my friends? [Read more…]
“Privacy Warnings” of one type or another have been making the rounds on Facebook ever since the site first came into existence.
While most of those warnings range from completely worthless to downright malicious, a few of them actually have some merit.
Privacy is indeed a serious concern on Facebook, but many of us understandably attempt to attack the problem from the wrong angle.
Question from Shawn I.: My mom’s friend told her to be careful about what she puts on her Facebook page.
She said once something’s posted on Facebook it stays on the Internet forever.
I told my mom that isn’t true because if she deletes a post it’ll be gone immediately, but she said the things you delete aren’t really gone.
My question is how can I convince my mom that things she posts and then deletes won’t stay on the Internet? Or is she right and I’m wrong?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]