Facebook-Privacy Settings.pdf

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Edit your profile

A good place to start is your profile. In your profile there is information that Facebook requires

(like birthdate, gender, email, etc.). However, you can decide if people see that information or

not. Showing your birthday can open yourself up to online predators. The less of your personal

information is out there, the better off you are.

We recommend you don’t show your birthday, your contact information or whether you like

men/women.

To get to your profile go to your Facebook page you will see a button to Update Info. Click on

that to get started.

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When you click on that button a new page will appear with a lot of options. Let’s go through a

few to give you an idea of what can be done here. By default much of this information is public

meaning anyone who is a friend or friend of a friend can see it but, we can change that. Let’s

start with our Basic information.

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When you click on Edit you will see there are a lot of options that Facebook has set to Public.

As a family you should discuss how much and who should have access to your information.

Some options (like your birthday) are right in front of you. Others you need to dig down one

more level. You can find those options on the right hand side.

Remember if you are unsure it is best to error on the side of caution and set them on Only Me

to make sure no information you don’t want any unwanted info to leak out.

Be sure to go through all the other areas in your profile and pay special attention to the

Contact Info. This area may have your mobile phone number, address and email address.

These are things that you should definitely protect.

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General settings

You will notice in the middle of the page there are three quick options of who you can allow to

see your posts and information. I set Jimmy’s to Friends (that way friends of friends cannot

see my info).

You can’t stop here though.

There are still plenty of options that need to be reviewed. Below this box you will see five

different categories that you can modify. As it was before, many of these categories are set up

as public. While some of these settings you may be fine with it is important to know where they

are and what they do.

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Ads, Apps and Websites

Facebook has rolled a few options in here. You can authorize or deauthorize certain apps that

you use in Facebook (Farmville, Rotten Tomatoes, etc.). Apps have access to your data such

as photos, videos, posts and your list of friends.

Also you can also allow a preview of your Timeline when people search for you. If you are

under the age of 18 this is turned off and cannot be turned on.

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Limit The Audience for Old Posts on Your Timeline

This allows you to switch older posts that are public so that only friends can see them.

Blocked People and Apps

This is another important feature. This lets you manage what people/apps you have blocked

on Facebook. This is one place you can block people/apps.

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Extra security

Facebook offers some extra security features to help you keep your account secure. By default

they are not turned on, so here is what they are and how to implement them.

To access these options go to the little triangle in the upper right hand corner and select your

Account Settings, then chose Security.

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Many of these features are very basic and should be activated like Security Question. Check

out the other features and decide if you should enable them.

• Secure Browsing - Like email you log in through a secure https protocol

• Login Notifications - Whenever your account is logged in from a different computer/device

than normal you will receive an email notification.

• Login Approvals - Requires a security code to access your account. This helps people fromhacking your account.

• App Passwords - In order to use apps like Farmville, Rotten Tomatoes, etc. you will need to

type in a password.

• Recognized Devices - If you access your Facebook account on your iPhone, Android

phone, iPad, etc. it will give you a list of them here.

• Active Sessions - This lets you know if you have any active logins.

Deactivate your account - This will deactivate your account. Your account will immediately

“disappear” from Facebook but it does not delete it. It can be reactivated at a later time.

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Abuse on Facebook

The reason why this guide is being made is to help inform you on how to protect yourself.

Unfortunately, some people can abuse others on Facebook. If this happens often and

repeatedly then you should tell someone, unfriend them, block them and report them.

Unfriending

There are times when you will want or need to unfriend someone. Facebook makes it easy.

First click on that persons image or name to go to their Timeline.

Below their Timeline banner picture you will see a little gear. Click on that and a drop down

menu will appear. Then select Unfriend...

Facebook will ask if you sure you want to do this. Click Remove from Friends and that person will

no longer have access to your Timeline (if you have secured it) anymore.

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Report Abuse

Facebook takes reports of abuse seriously. If someone has posted a comment, picture, video of

you that is abusive, you can report that person.

To report a person find this on their profile page. When you click it a new box will appear. Select

what you want to do. If it is abuse, Facebook recommends that you block them as well. Don’t

worry about the report, the person will not know they have been reported.

Report a Photo/Video

To report a photo/video. The process is the same. Find the picture and there is a report option.

Again, the person will not know that it has been reported or by who.

It will take time for results though. Facebook receive over 2 million reports of abuse every

week, but do not let this deter you. Report it to make Facebook a better place for everyone.

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Annoted Website List

To learn more about online safety or bullying, check out these websites.

Website Address Description

www.athinline.org

This is MTV’s online campaign to be

aware of and to help prevent and stopabuse from happening through mobilephones or social networking.

They deal with difficult issues such assexting, identifying the differencebetween a joke and abuse, and muchmore.

www.beatbullying.org/

This website is based in the UK andthey focus on working and empowering

young men and women against thesometimes devastating effects ofbullying.

www.ceop.police.uk

Another UK group that is dedicated toeradicating sexual child abuse in theUK.

They actively promote online safety asmeans to help prevent such abuse

childnet-int.org/

An international group that works withother organizations from around theworld to make the web a safer place forchildren to surf.

www.commonsensemedia.org/

A website that educates children andadults alike to consume media sensiblyand responsibly.

www.connectsafely.org/

This website not only deals with

responsible, safe, and smart use ofsocial networking. They also deal withusing other Web 2.0 features safely aswell.

www.cyberbullying.us/

This site is dedicated to keeping up todate information concerningcyberbullying and how to deal with it.

http://www.netfamilynews.org/

A blog written by expert Anne Collier

(part of Connect Safely). It is constantlyupdated and a great resource forfamilies

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http://www.connectsafely.org/




http://www.cyberbullying.us/

http://www.cyberbullying.us/



http://www.commonsensemedia.org/

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/

http://childnet-int.org/

http://childnet-int.org/

http://www.ceop.police.uk/

http://www.ceop.police.uk/

http://www.beatbullying.org/

http://www.beatbullying.org/

http://www.athinline.org/




Website Address Description

www.fosi.org

FOSI’s goal is to help educate familiesabout the best online practices to ensuresafety and security on the web.

www.netsmartz.org

NetSmartz Workshop is a websiteaffiliated with the National Center forMissing and Exploited Children. Theirgoal is to educate children how torecognize internet threats. Empowerchildren how to prevent themselves frombeing exploited, and to engage childrenand parents in meaningful conversationabout on and off line risks

www.onguardonline.gov

This website gives tips from the USFederal government and industryleaders to help you keep up your guardagainst internet fraud, securing yourpersonal information and protecting yourpersonal information.

clickcleverclicksafe.direct.gov.uk

Click Clever Click Safe is an initiative bythe UK Council for Child Internet Safety.They have teamed up with charities,industry leaders, and the UK

government to help educate and keepthe Internet a safe place for children

www.webwisekids.org/

A program that has been around morethan ten years to help educate childrento be the first line of defenses whileusing the web.

wiredsafety.org/

A huge amount of information suitablefor all ages from early web users to techsavvy teens. They offer other websites

such as wiredkids.org, teenangels.org,and stopcyberbullying.org

http://www.facebook.com/help/ Why not hit up the source. While theydon’t have all the answers it is definitelya good place to find information.

http://www.facebook.com/help/

http://www.facebook.com/help/

http://stopcyberbullying.org/

http://stopcyberbullying.org/

http://teenangels.org/

http://teenangels.org/

http://wiredkids.org/

http://wiredkids.org/

http://wiredsafety.org/

http://wiredsafety.org/

http://www.webwisekids.org/

http://www.webwisekids.org/

http://clickcleverclicksafe.direct.gov.uk/

http://clickcleverclicksafe.direct.gov.uk/

http://www.onguardonline.gov/

http://www.onguardonline.gov/

http://www.netsmartz.org/

http://www.netsmartz.org/



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