basic facebook privacy settings & applications
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Facebook Applications & You
Naval OPSEC Support Team (NOST)
Navy Information Operations Command (NIOC)
(757) 417-7100 DSN 537
www.nioc-norfolk.navy.mil
www.facebook.com/NavalOPSEC
www.youtube/navalOPSEC
Facebook ApplicationsPrivacy Settings
To access the privacy and applications settings for your Facebook account
navigate to the Privacy Settings tab under the Account tab of your
Facebook profile.
From this page you can modify your privacy and application settings.
To change the personal information applications are able to access click on the Applications
and Websites link on the bottom left side of your screen.
Facebook ApplicationsPrivacy Settings
Facebook ApplicationsPrivacy Settings
From this page you have a number of privacy options. Take the time to navigate through the different
setting options and make changes accordingly. From this page you can also preview what your
Facebook profile looks like when people search for you online.
To manage what profile information applications your friends use can access select the edit settings tab
to the right of the Info accessible through your friends field.
From this screen you can control what personal account information applications
your friends use are able to access about you.
Facebook ApplicationsPrivacy Settings
Facebook ApplicationsPrivacy Settings
Back at the Applications, Games and Websites page you also have the option to preview what your
Facebook profile looks like when people search for you online. Public search controls whether
people who enter your name in a search engine will see a preview of your Facebook account. By
disabling this feature your Facebook profile will not be included in search engines.
Facebook ApplicationsPrivacy Settings
Another option you have is a Block List. To access the Block List navigate to the
Privacy page and select Block List.
Facebook ApplicationsPrivacy Settings
From the Block Lists page you have several options to choose from. You can block people, application
and event invites and view applications that you have blocked. To block an application go to the
applications Facebook page and click the Block Application link on the left. Blocking an
application means an application cannot access your profile information.
Facebook ProfilePrivacy Settings
To customize your privacy settings select Customize settings from the Privacy Settings page.
Facebook ProfilePrivacy Settings
From here you have the option to customize privacy settings for your Facebook account. Familiarize yourself
with the different settings available and revisit this page from time to time as privacy options do change.
For instance, have you checked your settings since Facebook Places was added? See the highlighted
portion for privacy settings for Places.
Facebook ProfilePrivacy Settings
More available privacy settings. A setting most users miss, the “check-in” feature on Facebook, is something
that your Friends can do for you. To disable this feature click Edit Settings by Friends can check me into
Places and change the status from Enabled to Disabled. This will disable your friends ability to “check-in”
locations for you using the Facebook Places application.
Questions?
Naval OPSEC Support Team
757-417-7100
www.facebook.com/NavalOPSEC
www.youtube.com/naval OPSEC
This presentation is just a quick over view of some of the privacy options available on Facebook. We encourage users to familiarize themselves with the different privacy and account settings options that are available.
Questions, need more information, would like information about a different topic? Let us know, we are happy to provide.