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Locking down your Facebook account step by step

By jperlow May 5, 2010, 8:07 PM PDT

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Locking down your Facebook account step by step

Account Menu and Profile Edit Areas

Account Menu and Profile Edit Areas

You’ll need to take mind of these two settings areas to lock down your Profile.

See full story: Lockdown or Death for your FaceBook Profile: An Advanced User Guide to Social Networking Privacy

Locking down your Facebook account step by step

Application Settings

Application Settings

Filter on “Authorized” and remove all non-essential Applications. If you’ve been playing quizzes and games, you’ve probably got a large amount you need to expunge.

See full story: Lockdown or Death for your FaceBook Profile: An Advanced User Guide to Social Networking Privacy

Locking down your Facebook account step by step

Cleanse Profile Data

Cleanse Profile Data

Your Town/Address should be set to completely bogus information, with only the web site information filled out for your Fan Page and your blogs/Websites. All areas indicated by a red dot should have all data removed. Your core group of friends is perfectly aware of these personal details already.

Locking down your Facebook account step by step

Cleansed Profile View

Cleansed Profile View

Here is what my “Cleansed” Profile now looks like.

See full story: Lockdown or Death for your FaceBook Profile: An Advanced User Guide to Social Networking Privacy

Locking down your Facebook account step by step

Edit Friends

Edit Friends

You’ll need to cut down your friends to just the core people that are important to you.

See full story: Lockdown or Death for your FaceBook Profile: An Advanced User Guide to Social Networking Privacy

Locking down your Facebook account step by step

Facebook Privacy Settings

Facebook Privacy Settings

This is what Facebook’s new Privacy settings area looks like. The “Recommended” settings are still too permissive.

Locking down your Facebook account step by step

FaceBook Privacy Settings Optimized

FaceBook Privacy Settings Optimized

This is what your Privacy Settings screen should look like when properly optimized. Take note of the “Customize Settings” link, you’ll need to make changes in there so your settings come out looking like this.

Locking down your Facebook account step by step

Things I Share

Things I Share

This is what you want your effective rights to look like in “Customize Settings” for Things I Share.

Locking down your Facebook account step by step

Things Others Share and Contact Information

Things Others Share and Contact Information

This is what you want your effective rights to look like in “Customize Settings” for Things Others Share and Contact Information.

Locking down your Facebook account step by step

Game and Application Settings

Game and Application Settings

These sections need your attention.

Locking down your Facebook account step by step

Applications, Games and Websites

Applications, Games and Websites

Make sure nothing is checked under Applications, Games and Websites.

Locking down your Facebook account step by step

Instant Personalization

Instant Personalization

Make sure you opt out of the Instant Personalization Program.

Locking down your Facebook account step by step

Directory Information

Directory Information

This is what you want your settings to look like under Directory Information. The areas with the checkmarks are what I consider to be mandatory for optimal levels of privacy. The rectangle selected areas are at your discretion.

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