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How to disable ‘Face Recognition’ on Facebook (and why you might want to)

Posted on October 12, 2021

Facebook now has a feature called Face Recognition, and some folks aren’t all that fond of it due to the privacy implications.

In a nutshell, Facebook’s new Face Recognition feature works something like this:

When another user uploads a new photo or video to his/her account Facebook will compare it to YOUR profile picture and any photos you’re tagged in to see if you’re in that new photo.

If Facebook’s scan determines that your face is indeed included in that photo or video you’ll be sent a notification that someone has posted a picture/video that has you in it. [Read more…]

Q&A: Is this person lying about posting affiliate links in my Facebook group?

Posted on October 8, 2021

Question from Jill: Hi Rick, I’ve just joined your Rick’s Tech Tips Facebook group and already have learned so much!

I have a Facebook question. I don’t know if it is within your scope, but here goes.

I’m an admin on a group and from time to time one of the members posts links for things like Psychic Reading pages and similar things.

These links appear to be affiliate links and I think the person posting them receives some type of payment.

However there is a message going round that these posts are not in fact coming from that person but are somehow being sent by a third party purporting to be the member. And that’s what the person posting the links is claiming too.

If she is indeed posting these links I plan to remove her and block her from the group.

So my question is, is it possible that she’s telling the truth or is this just an excuse she’s using after having been caught? [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I permanently delete my Facebook account?

Posted on September 29, 2021

Question from Marie: I love your tips Rick, and I visit this site every morning to see what’s new!

Now, my question: I’m trying to completely delete my Facebook account because I’ve seen nothing but harassment on there since I signed up over a year ago.

The trouble is I don’t know how to delete the account. What do I need to do?

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Did you know other companies share info about you with Facebook?

Posted on September 24, 2021

You might no be aware of this, but many of the companies you do business with and websites you visit share information about your activities with Facebook.

While most of the info they share about you is fairly generic and non-user specific, some of the info shared by less reputable companies can be quite detailed.

This data sharing scheme is called Off-Facebook Activity and this page discusses which types of data most of Facebook’s partner companies share with them.

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How to transfer control of a Facebook page to someone else

Posted on September 13, 2021

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There are many reasons why you might need to transfer control of a Facebook page that you created to someone else.

For example, perhaps you created a page for a less technologically savvy friend and now you wish to turn the page over to him/her and wipe your hands of it.

Or perhaps you sold a website that has an accompanying Facebook page and you want to transfer “ownership” of that page to the website’s new owner.

Whatever your reason, transferring control and “ownership” of a Facebook page to another Facebook user is quite easy to do…

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