If you use the mobile Facebook application last month, you could have had a visit from a little blue dinosaur. This cute little guy is the safety and privacy of the mascot of Facebook and it is here to inform you about the balance privacy feature of Facebook, which warns you of the status of the privacy of your account. This function is part of a growing trend to privacy and easy basic safety and accessible to users. Google is another company that has developed similar features to its users.
What is the Facebook mobile balance privacy?
Facebook privacy balance of functionality exists since September 2014 its office site, but this is the first appearance for mobile users of Facebook. Unfortunately, Facebook does not exactly understand what triggers the balance of privacy on the mobile version, or if the site intends to make it manually accessed in the future, as with the desktop version. Instead, you must wait for notification that the balance sheet to enable it. If you receive a notification of a blue dinosaur, make sure you do not ignore it, because it will guide you through the privacy settings on your Facebook account to make sure your messages, personal information, and biographical information is secure .
Although you can access the tool if you receive the notification, there are other ways you can check your settings (see catches of screen above). If you are mobile and want to change your settings, click on the three horizontal lines at the top right of your news feed and select "Privacy Settings" from that menu - it is near the bottom. From here you will be able to change many of the same settings as the balance sheet change you; the results are simply things faster. Once you have checked these settings, you can click "Privacy Basics" or "Settings" to see all your privacy options. I do not know how to adjust these settings? Visit this section to help Facebook page for more information.
How can I perform a checkup of privacy on the desktop site?
Access to balance privacy on the desktop site is easy. Simply look for the lock icon at the top right of the screen (next to your profile button) and click it to open a menu.
Then click Facebook friendly dinosaur and you will be taken to balance privacy feature. From there, you can control who sees your future posts, what apps have access to your account and your overall visibility profile.
The first section , which controls who can see future posts, is quite simple. Keep in mind that you can also change the visibility of your posts when you're about to share by clicking on the button next to "Post." There you'll be able to choose whether to display publicly share the post with your friends, post so that you can view or create a custom audience.
The second section shows you what apps have access to your Facebook account. Apps refer to interactive third characteristic. This can include anything from connecting to another service (such as access to Spotify with Facebook) games you played in your Facebook, like Farmville. If you have a large enough Facebook history and played a lot of quizzes and games, you can store this section revoking these applications to access your account and delete messages associated with such applications.
The third section allows you to view information from your biographical account (email (s), birthday, hometown) and can see when viewing your profile. Regarding this information, it may be better to opt to keep only friends, or set it to "Only Me" for total privacy as they can be the key to release your identity. If you choose to include your birthday - there's nothing wrong with wanting to receive a flood of happy messages on your special day - adjusted so that only the month and date are visible
.More Settings
If you click on the "Display Settings" at the bottom of the pop privacy menu, you can view and edit all your privacy settings. These features include connection, review what you have posted and you're tagged, if you want to be indexed on the search engines and much more. Many of these settings and features are quite descriptive and therefore easy to follow. During leisure, you should definitely check these more comprehensive settings to make sure they are to your liking.
Why is this important?
Technology companies are finally realizing the need to place privacy and security in the hands of their users. As such, this is a feature you should definitely take advantage because it allows you to control the scope of your digital footprint. By using this feature on your Facebook page or your children can protect your identity and make sure you are not unnecessarily oversharing.
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