Comments on: 8 Steps To Regain Control Of Your Facebook Privacy http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/8-steps-to-regain-control-of-your-facebook-privacy-part-1/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Western Australia Flowers http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/8-steps-to-regain-control-of-your-facebook-privacy-part-1/#comment-449133 Western Australia Flowers Fri, 09 Apr 2010 09:39:06 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=32988#comment-449133 Good article. Thanks for sharing. Your posts are just amazing useful! Good article. Thanks for sharing. Your posts are just amazing useful!

]]> By: Del http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/8-steps-to-regain-control-of-your-facebook-privacy-part-1/#comment-445529 Del Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:37:01 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=32988#comment-445529 Is there a way to selectively block the "chat" window when you are on line? There are a couple of friend, truly are friends, that are almost constantly on facebook and who jump on the chat function whenever I log on. I would like to control this by being able to decide when I am available for a "chat' myself. Is there a way to selectively block the “chat” window when you are on line? There are a couple of friend, truly are friends, that are almost constantly on facebook and who jump on the chat function whenever I log on. I would like to control this by being able to decide when I am available for a “chat’ myself.

]]> By: Ellie http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/8-steps-to-regain-control-of-your-facebook-privacy-part-1/#comment-444835 Ellie Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:29:18 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=32988#comment-444835 I left Facebook because I couldn't figure out how to hide my name, city, relationship and friend list from searches, applications and random people. I don't miss it. I left Facebook because I couldn’t figure out how to hide my name, city, relationship and friend list from searches, applications and random people.

I don’t miss it.

]]> By: Jim http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/8-steps-to-regain-control-of-your-facebook-privacy-part-1/#comment-437484 Jim Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:32:29 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=32988#comment-437484 How do I prevent a wall-to-wall from showing on everyone's page? How do I prevent a wall-to-wall from showing on everyone’s page?

]]> By: Mahendra Palsule http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/8-steps-to-regain-control-of-your-facebook-privacy-part-1/#comment-436479 Mahendra Palsule Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:14:52 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=32988#comment-436479 @Kristy: Please see #12 in <a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/8-more-steps-to-regain-control-of-your-facebook-privacy/" rel="nofollow">Part 2</a>. @Kristy: Please see #12 in Part 2.

]]> By: Kristy http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/8-steps-to-regain-control-of-your-facebook-privacy-part-1/#comment-436463 Kristy Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:17:36 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=32988#comment-436463 do you have any tips on removing the green "recent activity" posts on the profile pages? there used to be a way to turn these off, but i haven't found it since the switch. it's annoying to have to go back to your profile page and delete them every time you post a note on someone else's profile page. THANKS!!! do you have any tips on removing the green “recent activity” posts on the profile pages? there used to be a way to turn these off, but i haven’t found it since the switch. it’s annoying to have to go back to your profile page and delete them every time you post a note on someone else’s profile page. THANKS!!!

]]> By: Tracie http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/8-steps-to-regain-control-of-your-facebook-privacy-part-1/#comment-434864 Tracie Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:20:36 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=32988#comment-434864 Jeanette, you can delete your own activity from appearing on your own news feed. If you mouse over the comment a button called "delete" will appear to the right of the comment. HTH Jeanette, you can delete your own activity from appearing on your own news feed. If you mouse over the comment a button called “delete” will appear to the right of the comment. HTH

]]> By: Karen Anne http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/8-steps-to-regain-control-of-your-facebook-privacy-part-1/#comment-434722 Karen Anne Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:26:30 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=32988#comment-434722 Yikes. I do not recall ever seeing that message when I joined a group. Have I just missed this? I did see a rather horrifying similar thing when looking at privacy settings -> applications and websites->what your friends can share about you which gives FB the right to pull off your info for applications. I turned that off. I'm glad I'm on FB (so far), but besides it's bad interface, they really seem to have messed up privacy issues, whether deliberately or not, I don't know. This is kind of like paypal, where they try to force.deceive you into using their credit card. I just ran across this when starting to buy something from Sears the other day, if you select paypal and don't watch carefully, it sets up paypal's credit card as your default method of payment ad infinitum. Yikes. I do not recall ever seeing that message when I joined a group. Have I just missed this?

I did see a rather horrifying similar thing when looking at privacy settings -> applications and websites->what your friends can share about you which gives FB the right to pull off your info for applications. I turned that off.

I’m glad I’m on FB (so far), but besides it’s bad interface, they really seem to have messed up privacy issues, whether deliberately or not, I don’t know. This is kind of like paypal, where they try to force.deceive you into using their credit card. I just ran across this when starting to buy something from Sears the other day, if you select paypal and don’t watch carefully, it sets up paypal’s credit card as your default method of payment ad infinitum.

]]> By: Mahendra Palsule http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/8-steps-to-regain-control-of-your-facebook-privacy-part-1/#comment-434718 Mahendra Palsule Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:10:58 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=32988#comment-434718 @Diane: Yes, you can leave groups. Click "Leave Group" below the Group photo: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/help/?faq=12596 @Diane: Yes, you can leave groups. Click “Leave Group” below the Group photo: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/help/?faq=12596

]]> By: Diane Porter http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/8-steps-to-regain-control-of-your-facebook-privacy-part-1/#comment-434713 Diane Porter Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:22:45 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=32988#comment-434713 I am concerned about Groups. When I'm invited to join one, a message appears saying something to the effect that joining the group will give Facebook permission to pull all my information and that of my friends for whatever purpose they want. So I never join groups or become a fan. But somehow I have become a member of three groups. Maybe I did it accidentally. I can't find any way to unjoin them. Is there a way? I am concerned about Groups. When I’m invited to join one, a message appears saying something to the effect that joining the group will give Facebook permission to pull all my information and that of my friends for whatever purpose they want. So I never join groups or become a fan.
But somehow I have become a member of three groups. Maybe I did it accidentally. I can’t find any way to unjoin them. Is there a way?

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