Comments on: 10 Solid Tips to Safeguard Your Facebook Privacy http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-complete-guide-to-facebook-privacy/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: faisy http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-complete-guide-to-facebook-privacy/#comment-436729 faisy Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:20:08 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=24730#comment-436729 Dear this does not solve the problem.. although its deleted from recent activity list on my profile page.. but it remained as it was earlier, on my friends home page.. I'm also facing this issue.. i need to post comments on my friend's pix but dont want that the whole lot of friendz are notified that what i have commented.. plz.. assist in this problem.. thanx.. Dear this does not solve the problem.. although its deleted from recent activity list on my profile page.. but it remained as it was earlier, on my friends home page..
I’m also facing this issue.. i need to post comments on my friend’s pix but dont want that the whole lot of friendz are notified that what i have commented.. plz.. assist in this problem.. thanx..

]]> By: Cyngold http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-complete-guide-to-facebook-privacy/#comment-431988 Cyngold Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:26:14 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=24730#comment-431988 This is how facebook screwed us badly: I have the same concern but there is nothing we can do about it. Facebook posts the following warning: Information about Recent Activity Whether we display a story on your profile is now controlled by the privacy of the content itself, rather than an additional setting. For example, only people who can see both your Wall, and the Wall to which you posted would be able to see a story about you writing on a friend’s Wall. You cannot completely turn off recent activity stories anymore. However, if you want to remove a particular story that currently shows up, simply click the “Remove” button that appears to the right of the story after you move your mouse over it. Learn more about privacy here. This is how facebook screwed us badly: I have the same concern but there is nothing we can do about it. Facebook posts the following warning:

Information about Recent Activity

Whether we display a story on your profile is now controlled by the privacy of the content itself, rather than an additional setting. For example, only people who can see both your Wall, and the Wall to which you posted would be able to see a story about you writing on a friend’s Wall. You cannot completely turn off recent activity stories anymore. However, if you want to remove a particular story that currently shows up, simply click the “Remove” button that appears to the right of the story after you move your mouse over it. Learn more about privacy here.

]]> By: josh http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-complete-guide-to-facebook-privacy/#comment-431959 josh Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:51:27 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=24730#comment-431959 12 months ago i broke up with my wife, and she is to say the least storking me. When i upload photos she seems to be able to see them even though i have the albums set to friends only, we did have some muteral friends but none that i would expect to give her access to my profile, can she get access to my albums any other way, if a comment is posted by one of my friends who is friends with one of hers, but now with her, can she get access via this way. It is just very strange she knows so much about my facebook 12 months ago i broke up with my wife, and she is to say the least storking me. When i upload photos she seems to be able to see them even though i have the albums set to friends only, we did have some muteral friends but none that i would expect to give her access to my profile, can she get access to my albums any other way, if a comment is posted by one of my friends who is friends with one of hers, but now with her, can she get access via this way. It is just very strange she knows so much about my facebook

]]> By: Facebook Application Developers http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-complete-guide-to-facebook-privacy/#comment-430134 Facebook Application Developers Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:43:16 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=24730#comment-430134 hii i want to know how to hide any thing i do like or comment on some thing in friend profile i dont wnat it to show in my profile that i do this or to show in my friend’s home can any one tell me how pls thnx hii i want to know how to hide any thing i do like or comment on some thing in friend profile i dont wnat it to show in my profile that i do this or to show in my friend’s home can any one tell me how pls thnx

]]> By: Mahendra Palsule http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-complete-guide-to-facebook-privacy/#comment-429519 Mahendra Palsule Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:54:53 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=24730#comment-429519 @frenky: Thanks, a follow-up post is on the cards! :) @frenky: Thanks, a follow-up post is on the cards! :)

]]> By: frenky http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-complete-guide-to-facebook-privacy/#comment-429441 frenky Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:10:59 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=24730#comment-429441 please do a guide like this with the new privacy settings please do a guide like this with the new privacy settings

]]> By: Mahendra Palsule http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-complete-guide-to-facebook-privacy/#comment-429329 Mahendra Palsule Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:15:48 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=24730#comment-429329 @inkblob: You're most welcome, and thanks for the additional information. This is indeed a step backwards for privacy for sure. You are not an ordinary user of Facebook given your awareness of privacy issues. The majority of users are not aware of these changes, so the few users like you who may reduce Facebook activity are more than sufficiently offset by the gains they make on search traffic with other users. @inkblob: You’re most welcome, and thanks for the additional information. This is indeed a step backwards for privacy for sure.

You are not an ordinary user of Facebook given your awareness of privacy issues. The majority of users are not aware of these changes, so the few users like you who may reduce Facebook activity are more than sufficiently offset by the gains they make on search traffic with other users.

]]> By: inkblob http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-complete-guide-to-facebook-privacy/#comment-429324 inkblob Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:10:50 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=24730#comment-429324 I've done a bit more digging since I made my post, and thanks for your speedy reply Mahendra. I've logged into another account in our house and items that I removed from my wall's newsfeed using the 'Remove' button would still show up in friend's newsfeeds. These would include photos and links I've commented on or liked from personal profiles and groups. The person who can view them dosn't have to be friends with the original poster or be part of the group, removing just removes them from your own personal wall feed. The most recent barrage of privacy changes didn't phase me too much until I came across this, I think this is a major step backwards and comes across as kind of disingenuous as to how the site now functions and what is accomplished by these flimsy settings. I believe that fb wants to have more social interactions and traffic but this maneuver is going to curtail my actions on the site to a large degree, which you wouldn't think was their goal right? I’ve done a bit more digging since I made my post, and thanks for your speedy reply Mahendra.

I’ve logged into another account in our house and items that I removed from my wall’s newsfeed using the ‘Remove’ button would still show up in friend’s newsfeeds. These would include photos and links I’ve commented on or liked from personal profiles and groups. The person who can view them dosn’t have to be friends with the original poster or be part of the group, removing just removes them from your own personal wall feed.

The most recent barrage of privacy changes didn’t phase me too much until I came across this, I think this is a major step backwards and comes across as kind of disingenuous as to how the site now functions and what is accomplished by these flimsy settings. I believe that fb wants to have more social interactions and traffic but this maneuver is going to curtail my actions on the site to a large degree, which you wouldn’t think was their goal right?

]]> By: Mahendra Palsule http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-complete-guide-to-facebook-privacy/#comment-429321 Mahendra Palsule Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:40:07 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=24730#comment-429321 @inkblob: After the recent Facebook privacy changes, the option to turn off Recent Activity posts from your Wall is no longer present. The only think you can do, is to individually remove them when they appear. @inkblob: After the recent Facebook privacy changes, the option to turn off Recent Activity posts from your Wall is no longer present. The only think you can do, is to individually remove them when they appear.

]]> By: inkblob http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-complete-guide-to-facebook-privacy/#comment-429306 inkblob Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:45:04 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=24730#comment-429306 with item #5, automatic actions being piped to friends' news feeds, I can't seem to find this setting in the current privacy rules? I know that at some point I had it, but checking in on a friend's account today, yes, all the photos I'm commenting that are on a group are showing up in the friend's feed, and they are not subscribed to that group. Did they tuck that setting somewhere else and I'm just not seeing it or is it now transparent by default and we can't change it...? with item #5, automatic actions being piped to friends’ news feeds, I can’t seem to find this setting in the current privacy rules? I know that at some point I had it, but checking in on a friend’s account today, yes, all the photos I’m commenting that are on a group are showing up in the friend’s feed, and they are not subscribed to that group. Did they tuck that setting somewhere else and I’m just not seeing it or is it now transparent by default and we can’t change it…?

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