The default settings on platforms like Facebook are often geared towards maximum openness and sharing, which promotes networking and communication but also exposes your personal information to the general public. By changing these settings and protecting your data with our Facebook Profile Guide, you will ensure that your personal information, posts and activity are only visible to people you trust.
Additionally, you can protect yourself from identity theft and online fraud by adjusting your privacy and security settings. Scammers and cybercriminals often use publicly available information to impersonate another person or to create trust. Tighter privacy settings can help prevent your information from being used for such activities.
Last but not least, handling your data securely on Facebook also helps protect your friends and family. For example, if your friends list is publicly visible, scammers can spy on your friends. By adjusting your settings for who can see your friends list, you protect not only your own information, but also that of your friends.
Our guide Facebook profile: How to protect your Facebook profile
1. Don't share your Facebook profile with search engines

If you want to prevent your Facebook profile from appearing in search engine results, follow these steps:
- Go to Settings and Privacy > Privacy menu
- Find the “How people can find and contact you” section.
- Click “Edit” when asked “Do you want search engines outside of Facebook to display a link to your profile?”
- Select “No” here
2. Change the default settings for future status posts

- Click the triangle in the top right corner of the Facebook screen and select “Settings and Privacy” from the drop-down menu.
- Click on “Privacy”.
- Select “Privacy” in the Settings menu.
- Under “Your Activity,” under “Who can see your future posts?”, click either “Only me,” “Friends,” or “Specific Friends.”
3. Limiting the visibility of previous posts

- Go to the Settings and Privacy menu and then go to the Settings menu.
- Select “Privacy” here.
- Under "Your Activity," select "Do you want to limit the audience for posts you've shared with friends of friends or publicly?"
- Click “Restrict Previous Posts”
- Do you want to limit the audience for posts you've shared with friends of friends or publicly? Then click on “Restrict previous posts” under “Restrict all past posts?”
- Confirm again to change the setting to Friends Only for all your past posts.
4. Protect your friends list and friend requests

- From the Settings and Privacy menu, select Privacy.
- Under "How people can find and contact you," click "Edit" next to "Who can send you friend requests?" and change this from "Everyone" to "Friends of friends."
- Click "Edit" next to "Who can see your friends list?" and change this to "Only me", "Friends" or "Specific friends".
5. Limit who can message you on Facebook

- Navigate to your privacy and go to the “How to receive message requests” section.
- Click "Edit" next to the areas you want to change, such as "People who have your phone number," "Friends of friends on Facebook," or "Other people."
6. Control tagging on Facebook

Facebook allows you to maintain control over who can tag you in a post or photo and under what circumstances. You can also control who can see the posts you're tagged in. To update your privacy settings on Facebook regarding tagging and posting to your profile:
- From the Settings menu, select Profile and Marks.
- From here, you can update your Facebook privacy settings for the items listed below by clicking “Edit” next to the relevant section
These settings allow you to take control of your Facebook privacy and protect yourself from unwanted prying eyes. Remember to check your settings regularly as Facebook may change them from time to time.
Note: Facebook itself has integrated a “privacy check”! You can access this via this link: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/checkup/?source=settings_and_privacy
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