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The Unofficial Facebook Privacy Manual By Angela Alcorn. To fully understand privacy on Facebook, and how it's likely to evolve, you need to understand one thing. In short: Facebook executives want everyone to be public. As the service evolves executives tend to favour open access to information, meaning as time marches on information you think is private will slowly become public. That doesn’t mean you can’t be private if you want to; Facebook gives its users the option to lock things down. But users need to be aware of the controls, how to use them and how to prepare for future Facebook privacy changes. Facebook hasn’t, and won’t, make this information obvious, and that’s where this guide comes in. Things that are always public ( ie, beyond your control ) include questions, comments on Facebook help pages, comments on application help pages, showing up as an attendee at a public event, your name and current profile picture, your gender and your networks. Things that most people think is private ( but are public by default ) include Google search results, letting applications your friends use know your information, pages you "like", allowing websites and applications you use know your information, instant personalisation by Facebook partner sites, ability to add you as a friend, ability to send you a message, status updates, bio & favourite quotes, current location, hometown, interests, relationships and family. There area things which friends of friends can see or do. A basic way to guard your privacy is to behave as if every piece of information online is already public. Given this premise, try not to add anything to a picture that allows a stranger to know exactly where you will be, where you live or puts you in danger in any way. The Unofficial Facebook Privacy Manual is free but password-protected. Join MakeUseOf ( only an email address is needed ) to get the password. It will be emailed to you right after you have joined.
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