Recommended Facebook Settings
Recommended Facebook Settings There is no single "correct" way to configure your privacy settings on Facebook, but the recommendations below represent reasonable balance to keep Facebook useful while protecting one’s privacy. Privacy Settings -- accessed by clicking on the arrow in the upper right corner of the Facebook page. It's right next to the word "Home." Name of setting is in black – (recommended value is in red). o o
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Default Privacy - (Friends) How You Connect Who can look up your profile by name (Everyone) Who can send friend requests? (Everyone) Who can send FB messages (Friends) Timeline and Tagging (How tags work - https://www.facebook.com/about/tagging/) Who can post on your timeline (Friends) If your child is being bullied, you should restrict this setting on his account to “No One.” Who can see what others post on your timeline? (Friends) Review posts friends tag you in before they appear on your timeline? (on) Who can see posts you’ve been tagged in on your timeline? (Friends) Review tags friends add to your own posts on Facebook? (on) Who sees tag suggestions when photos that look like you are uploaded? (No One) Don't forget that you can (and should) remove any tags that you don't want. Apps and Websites Apps You Use Remove any apps that you don’t need Click Edit next to the apps that you use and remove access to any information that is not required How People Bring Your Info to Apps They Use (Remove All) Instant Personalization (Off) Public Search (Off) Limit Audience for Past Posts --Use this tool to make sure that any old posts are visible to friends only. Manage Blocking - Add Friends to Restricted lists - Click “Edit List” to add people to this list whom you don’t want to defriend, but with whom you don’t really want to share anything. This will restrict them from seeing anything that you don’t explicitly post as public. Block Users -- If you are being harassed, you can block a person. This will prevent him or her from communicating with you directly on Facebook. Block app Invites -- Do you have a friend who keeps hounding you to join every online app and game that he spends hours a day on? You can still be friends with him, but you can block his app invitations. Block event Invites -- If you have a friend who lives across the country but insists on inviting you to every barbecue he hosts, you can block event invitations from that person.
Security Settings -- accessed under Account Settings in the drop-down menu next to “home” o o o
Secure Browsing (Enabled) Login Notifications (Enabled) Active Sessions - (Look at them)
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Default Privacy - (Friends) How You Connect Who can look up your profile by name (Everyone) Who can send friend requests? (Everyone) Who can send FB messages (Friends) Timeline and Tagging (How tags work - https://www.facebook.com/about/tagging/) Who can post on your timeline (Friends) If your child is being bullied, you should restrict this setting on his account to “No One.” Who can see what others post on your timeline? (Friends) Review posts friends tag you in before they appear on your timeline? (on) Who can see posts you’ve been tagged in on your timeline? (Friends) Review tags friends add to your own posts on Facebook? (on) Who sees tag suggestions when photos that look like you are uploaded? (No One) Don't forget that you can (and should) remove any tags that you don't want. Apps and Websites Apps You Use Remove any apps that you don’t need Click Edit next to the apps that you use and remove access to any information that is not required How People Bring Your Info to Apps They Use (Remove All) Instant Personalization (Off) Public Search (Off) Limit Audience for Past Posts --Use this tool to make sure that any old posts are visible to friends only. Manage Blocking - Add Friends to Restricted lists - Click “Edit List” to add people to this list whom you don’t want to defriend, but with whom you don’t really want to share anything. This will restrict them from seeing anything that you don’t explicitly post as public. Block Users -- If you are being harassed, you can block a person. This will prevent him or her from communicating with you directly on Facebook. Block app Invites -- Do you have a friend who keeps hounding you to join every online app and game that he spends hours a day on? You can still be friends with him, but you can block his app invitations. Block event Invites -- If you have a friend who lives across the country but insists on inviting you to every barbecue he hosts, you can block event invitations from that person.
Security Settings -- accessed under Account Settings in the drop-down menu next to “home” o o o
Secure Browsing (Enabled) Login Notifications (Enabled) Active Sessions - (Look at them)
