{"id":29139,"date":"2017-02-07T15:01:30","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T07:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=29139"},"modified":"2023-04-06T19:01:57","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T11:01:57","slug":"facebook-privacy-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/facebook-privacy-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Master Facebook Privacy with Easy-to-Use ‘Privacy Basics’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ensuring that your Facebook account<\/a> is only accessible to people you know can be an overwhelming experience as the social network service has a privacy setting menu that is rather extensive<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\tRead Also:<\/strong>\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t5 Facebook Privacy Settings You Should Know<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

In an attempt to make these crucial security settings more accessible<\/strong> to everyone, Facebook has launched a new \"Privacy Basics\"<\/a> page that breaks down all parts of Facebook\u2019s privacy settings into bite-sized chunks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Designed with the less tech-savvy in mind, Facebook\u2019s new Privacy Basics is an interactive manual that highlights the service\u2019s many tools that help you protect your privacy<\/strong>. The walkthrough is split into four separate categories, with each category having subsections of their own<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Clicking on a subsection will open up a guide that gives you a step-by-step walkthrough<\/strong> of that particular feature in the form of slides. On top of the helpful guides, Privacy Basics also comes with a Privacy Checkup feature. This feature functions as a checklist<\/strong> of sorts that lets you make sure that only authorized people are able to view your account.<\/p>\n

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Besides making sure that the information on the page is presented in a simple and straightforward fashion, Facebook has also made the Privacy Basics page available in 44 different languages<\/strong>. This allows non-native English speakers to learn about Facebook\u2019s privacy settings without the need to struggle with the language barrier.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\tRead Also:<\/strong>\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t10 Essential Steps to Fortify Your Facebook Account Security<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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