Thursday, February 25, 2010

Privacy in Facebook

Question re: privacy in Facebook (Why is Lemongrass Thai public? Would MY profile be public?)

Anyone who creates a user account in Facebook has control over the privacy settings, ranging from anyone (even those who are not in Facebook) can see any part of your profile (including birthday, interests, photos, etc.), to only those who are part of your network (your "friends"). Even then, you can block access to certain parts of your profile to specific people. You can also choose "friends of friends" as an option for privacy. The image below shows the privacy settings, found under "Account," which is in the upper right-hand corner of your Facebook profile page.



Click on the SEARCH icon to choose whether or not to allow the public to view your Facebook profile through a standard Web search, such as in Google. This is a good idea to check if you are a business, such as Lemongrass Thai. However, it is not such a good idea if you are just a regular person. Anybody -- even those who are not members of Facebook -- can view your profile, your friends, your photos and your posts.

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