Understanding Facebook Privacy Settings

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Facebook privacy is really a serious thing which you have to consider. You cannot ignore your privacy on the most populated social networking site that is Facebook. Many people especially girls ignore these settings and fall in serious problems. To avoid this, one should take proper actions before posting anything to social networks. Now you can also find many laws are made for online conflicts and problems. So it’s better to be in safer side. In this post I will show you how you can do basic privacy settings and some tips to keep your account safe. This is really basic things but it’s important too. Read and know more about privacy. I have explained each and every privacy settings which you use daily. Read on and understand more about privacy.

Every privacy has its own functionality which will add some restrictions on your posts. Facebook has its own privacy policy but none of us read that document. We have to accept all these terms and conditions and when you are in problem, Facebook won’t help you if you done something against their policy. So be on safe side always. Many people know about this things but they don’t know how to follow this. So here I am going to explain in simple way. If you have any question regarding privacy feel free to ask in comment section. Let us now understand more about privacy and choose your setting.

How to Change Privacy Setting

First of all I will show you how to change your privacy settings. Facebook cares for you so they make some basic settings based on your age and situation. To change this, just follow this simple procedure.

Log in to your account.
Click on small gear button on top left. And click on privacy settings.

Now the best part comes. You may see many options on that page.
Click on “Who can see your future posts?” Change it to friends. You can set other options too. I will explain each setting and how it will work.

You can change other things too. If you don’t want to appear in search results means on Google or any other search engine then click on “Do you want other search engines to link to your timeline?” and uncheck the option.

These are important settings. You can also change other settings as per your requirements.

Now let us understand how these settings will work.

Privacy Settings Decoded

We have some settings like Friends, Public, Only me, Custom and other lists which works differently. After setting up your permanent post’s privacy it is not necessary that it will be fixed setting. Facebook will ask you again when you open post editor while posting. So choose your setting each time whenever you post. If you don’t choose, then it will be posted with your default settings which you made before. Let’s see how it works.

Friends

If you keep this settings, your post will be displayed to your friends only. Any picture and link or any type of text status all will be visible to your friends only. So no other people can respond or see your status. Also, make sure you have only known friends. Do not add any stranger. Facebook also states that it is not meant for making friends. So be careful when you add friends next time.

Public

As the name suggest, this setting will make your post available to public. That means anyone can see your content even he is not your friend. This will be little bit problematic because anyone can respond, comment on your post. Basically it may be shown to friends of friends and others too.

Only me

This setting is done for some posts which you don’t want to share with others. If you keep your settings as only me, none of your friends can see your posts. It is just visible to you.

Friends of Friends

If you keep this settings, all your post can be visible to your friends and also to their friends. Suppose Mr. A has friend Mr. B and Mr. C is friend with Mr. B so when Mr. A posts anything and Mr. B comment or like it, then Mr. C can see Mr. A’s post in his news feed. In other words, this post can be visible to your friend’s friend.

Custom

Sometimes you have to post something and at the same time you want to exclude some people and you don’t want to share with them. Don’t worry it is possible in Facebook. You can exclude people and also you can choose which people can see your posts. Just click on custom when you post and make changes. It is simple.

Other Lists

If you maintain any other friend lists like your college list or any other list, then you can use this setting and can share things only with them. No one can see your posts except your lists friends. It is easy to maintain lists.

Anything left out? Feel free to ask any questions or give your precious suggestions by commenting below. It may help many people. Hope now you consider your privacy setting next time when you post about your best life moments on social networks. Have a nice time.

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