Control who has access to your contacts, pages, and lists
Control the privacy options of Instagram is not very difficult. Facebook is another world. Another universe, even. Fortunately, most of these functions can be found in the configuration menu created for that purpose, where it is possible to indicate who can send you a friend request. Something important if, for example, you do not want to be written by people outside of your personal circle. This section can be found by displaying the menu that appears in the upper right corner and clicking on “configuration”.
Equally important is the ability to limit the scope of your messages. There may be times or opinions that you only want to share with personal friends. Or with relatives. Or with coworkers. From this section you can configure if your messages are public or if they can only be read by groups that you can define, avoiding possible headaches. And leaving football or politics outside of work is never a bad idea.
Learn to use restricted access
This is a little-known option and that possibly deserves more attention. Sometimes we add people to Facebook for commitment or need, but we really do not want them to see our publications. To avoid this, we can add it to the list of people with restricted access.
Basically, this function allows you to keep in touch with a user but without being able to read our updates, unless they are public. It should be noted that Facebook does not notify contacts when they are added to this list, so you have nothing to fear.
Check from time to time what your contacts can see
One of the problems of Facebook is that we end up adding contacts by the dozens and in the end, we do not know who is configured as a friend, family member or co-worker. And we may not want everyone to see the same thing. To know if our content is reaching each group and friend properly, we can visit our personal page as if we were one of them.
This feature can be found by visiting our personal profile and clicking on the suspension points next to the activity record . Then we can select a profile and see our page as if we were that person, making sure that all our messages (and not one more or one less) are being published as we want.
Do not forget to take a look at this option from time to time. It can avoid problems.
Disable location services
Like Instagram, Facebook incorporates location services. This feature is only present in the mobile application. If you do not want to share where you are with anyone (and it’s not a bad idea), you can disable that feature from the account settings menu. Then go to “Location” and modify this field. That easy.
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What if one day I’m gone? Plan the inevitable
Although it may be a somewhat tricky option, Facebook offers the possibility of giving a contact the ability to edit our page if we die someday. This is a real problem and is that although a deceased person no longer has rights, while still alive should be able to say what happens with your personal information on the day that is no longer. For that, there is the legacy contact.
Basically, a legacy contact is a person authorized so that the day someone dies they can contact Facebook to communicate the death. Then this person can manage this page and configure it as a reminder site, or simply delete it if desired. A feature little known and perhaps unpleasant for some, but that many people claimed for some time.
General safety advice
While these tips are technical in nature, do not forget that the best way to protect our personal data is by using common sense. Social networks can provide countless fun times and help us make friends, but you have to use them wisely. Do not forget, therefore, to use your head. The privacy setting is not everything.
- Do not say when you’re traveling. We all like to share our best photos of the holidays, but the thieves can follow your step to know when you will be out. Watch out.
- Activate the verification in two steps. You will prevent a person with access to your email address and password from stealing your account.
- Beware of the apps that you give permission to access your data. Many applications ask you to access your Facebook data to improve their features or integrate with the social network. Beware of those little known or reputable.
- Do not give more information than necessary. Never post photographs of official documents, addresses, credit cards or license plates.