Facebook Privacy :3 Helpful Tips

There are some lists that Facebook will create for you automatically and some you can create for yourself. Lists allow you to choose people you’d like to get updates from (how awesome is that) but it allows you to organize people into categories that can be used to determine what content they see and how they can interact with you.

People know you in different ways and that shouldn’t change just because you’re Facebook official. The people who friended you after hearing you speak at conferences don’t need to see my photos from Jazz Fest and the people who went to college with you probably might not care about what you share professionally.

Create a List

Customize Your Privacy SettingsWithin Facebook’s privacy settings, you have the option to customize how you interact with others and how others interact with you. You can predetermine who sees the content you’re posting, the content that is being posted to your wall, your photos, photos you’re tagged in, apps that you use, and more. It actually gets pretty granular. Facebook can be as private or as public as you want it to be and you have to make the decision.

Double Check Everything You PostWhen you post something to your wall, make sure your settings, which defaults to “Share with Friends” are where you want them to be. You can choose to share content publicly, with all of your friends, customized to exclude certain lists or individuals, or customized to be shared with only certain lists.

When you post photo albums, the same rules apply. You can share a photo album, and in some cases like mobile uploads or Instagram photos, you can choose who has access to those photos. You can share with an entire list or keep the photos completely private. It’s up to you.