{"id":257235,"date":"2018-04-29T12:48:14","date_gmt":"2018-04-29T10:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=257235"},"modified":"2018-04-29T12:50:43","modified_gmt":"2018-04-29T10:50:43","slug":"how-to-lock-down-your-facebook-account-for-maximum-privacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/security\/257235-how-to-lock-down-your-facebook-account-for-maximum-privacy.html","title":{"rendered":"How to lock down your Facebook account for maximum privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Facebook recently created a set of shortcuts to help users control their privacy settings on the platform.<\/p>\n

The change follows reports that third parties like Cambridge Analytica<\/strong><\/a> were able to harvest people\u2019s information from the platform by abusing Facebook\u2019s APIs.<\/p>\n

Researchers also reported that third-party tracking services used the \u201cLogin with Facebook\u201d functionality to extract information about people<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The privacy shortcuts menu does not address the most recent issue discovered by researchers, but it does surface privacy settings that should be reviewed regularly.<\/p>\n

The settings below in Facebook will give you maximum privacy on the platform.<\/p>\n

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Privacy Check-up<\/h3>\n

In a desktop browser, clicking the question mark in the top right corner opens the \u201cQuick help\u201d menu, which contains the new privacy shortcuts menu. It also houses the Privacy Check-up wizard.<\/p>\n

Privacy Check-up takes you through three basic settings:<\/p>\n

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  1. Who can see your new posts by default. Usually this is set to public. It can be changed on a post-by-post basis.<\/li>\n
  2. Apps you\u2019ve logged into using Facebook. Set who can see apps you\u2019ve used, and delete any you no longer want.<\/li>\n
  3. Profile information visibility – who can see your phone number, email address, birth date, and home town.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Privacy shortcuts<\/h3>\n

    The\u00a0Privacy menu also lets you set who can see your future posts, while providing links to your activity log.<\/p>\n

    Activity Log lets you review who can see or find things you have posted or been tagged in.<\/p>\n

    The privacy shortcuts also lets you set who can send you friend requests, and allows you to block a user.<\/p>\n

    Blocking unfriends a profile and prevents them from starting conversations with you, or seeing things you post on your timeline.<\/p>\n

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    Timeline review<\/h3>\n

    Under Activity Log is a menu item called \u201cTimeline Review\u201d.<\/p>\n

    This lets you set whether you must manually approve posts you\u2019re tagged in before they go on your timeline.<\/p>\n

    This only controls what\u2019s allowed on your timeline. Posts you\u2019re tagged in still appear in search, News Feed, and other places on Facebook.<\/p>\n

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    Privacy Settings and Tools<\/h3>\n

    In Facebook\u2019s main settings pane are several menus containing privacy settings.<\/p>\n

    This includes settings from the Privacy menu, as well as several other options.<\/p>\n

    Amongst other options, the Privacy Settings and Tools menu lets you:<\/p>\n