How to Change Your Facebook Privacy Settings (step-by-step tutorial)

[@AllThingsSecured]

If you've had a chance to make all of these changes, go back and check your Facebook public profile. Does it show up mostly empty? If so, give this video a thumbs up to let me know (and congratulations!). Also, don't forget to subscribe for more great online privacy and security tips: kzbin.info

[@galacticteach]

there is no "view as" any more in 2022...where do I go now?

[@sir_whocampsalot2876]

@@galacticteach yes there is, it's in the 3 dot menu under the "edit profile" button

[@evlkenevl2721]

It's really sad how much these companies have been allowed to completely disregard our privacy. Thank you for all you've done to give us a fighting chance.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks 🙏

[@susanbryg]

Yes, it is sad, but, thankfully, we are able with guys like Josh to be able to take steps to correct these privacy breaches. Unfortunately, most of our associates are clueless.

[@tonyludwig]

Great video thank you. A 2024-25 update would be nice. Facebook has made several of these changes more difficult. It appears they have complicated privacy & settings area of the website. Thanks again.

[@martyntanner436]

Thanks for this video. Most of my settings were secure but I have changed a few more thanks to your advice. I have shared your video on Facebook so that my friends can do the same.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks for sharing, Martyn!

[@jameswalker1210]

This is the best video that I found with easy step by step instructions on how to do this! Thanks so much! 2 thumbs up! My original account was hacked about 2 months ago & FB wasn't very helpful, in fact the opposite, wanting me to send them a legal photo ID to reopen the account which I refused given their record. So I opened a new one using the information you provided to somewhat control & restrict it.Thanks again!

[@AllThingsSecured]

Great! So glad to hear it, James.

[@allisonstanton5037]

Can you do a 2024 version of this video please? They've changed their parameters and hid "facial recognition". Thanks!

[@KayBeeStew]

I would love an updated version of this video please! I'm struggling trying to find the areas you show in this video that is 3yrs old. Thanks!

[@AllThingsSecured]

I appreciate the suggestion!

[@johndonabie5150]

Very well done. I KZbin this topic and none of them did want I want. This is perfect. Well layed out in order. I am sitting out Facebook till the end of the month and then coming back with a new Facebook page. Great!!!

[@AllThingsSecured]

Glad you enjoyed it, John!

[@johndonabie5150]

@@AllThingsSecured Do you think you could do a video on Firefox? I'm thinking of switching over; from Chrome. Basically how to download and then go through all the settings you feel we should all use; including using Facebook; within Firefox. I don't believe anyone else has down this and you're the guy I would like to learn from; because of the way you did the video above. Thanks again for your tine.I'm sure you are busy; but this would be great; if you have the time.

[@LionsOfHope-23]

@@johndonabie5150 I have found Brave to be the best browser..

[@chuckstube2]

Great approach!! I came here after watching your video on "Here's How Facebook Tracks You"; and I gotta say that this approach of showing HOW to change FB Settings is very helpful! Looking forward to seeing more types of these How-To Settings tutorials in real time for other tech giant accounts: Google, Amazon, etc.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks, Chuck!

[@alesha7195]

Thanks for being there for us, it means a lot.

[@AllThingsSecured]

My pleasure!

[@moxie1956]

Hi Josh, I saw this was a 2021 tutorial, so I followed meticulously. When I did a 'view as' to ensure it was down to the bare minimum, I discovered ALL was still visible! Then, I realized I was using Dissenter at the time of the changes, not Microsoft Edge. I've also learned that Edge doesn't offer FB Container, nor could I find it available for Dissenter? If you even see & read this late summer 2021 comment, will you be so kind as to offer advice on both counts? I sure would appreciate it. I really like your teaching style, by the way. Slow & easy, good for this 65 year old!

[@AllThingsSecured]

Hey there! Glad you found the tutorial useful. Honestly, I'm not too familiar with the Dissenter browser, but in this case it shouldn't matter too much. The FB Container extension stops FB from tracking you across the web, but it has no impact on your "view as". You'll want to go through your privacy settings again and make sure that it's set to the strictest settings. You can also try to view it from another browser or incognito window to see what your page looks like to somebody who isn't in your network. I hope that helps in some way!

[@DrMeowWoof]

Thanks for an excellent video a few locations have changed location but easy enough to find. The tracking was extremely accurate. Deactivated

[@AllThingsSecured]

Great!

[@isabelfelicianaduarte6749]

Thank you .. It has to be the best video on Facebook privacy ...

[@AllThingsSecured]

Glad it was helpful to you, Isabel!

[@Carlosjousuesalcedo]

Love this video !!! Thank you !!! 😎

[@AllThingsSecured]

Glad to hear it!

[@sebastienboisvert8561]

Great tips, stumbled on your channel by accident. Thanks for the information.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Glad it was helpful, Sebastian.

[@annamariaprezio]

Very good information. Thank you.

[@frankbonet8101]

GEEEZ! So much out there to do, but I'm grateful I found u by accident. I had most of the Only Me options on my Facebook, but was able to do more following your steps, plus made more sense why it was being done. Thank u so much Mr. Secured 😊

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks, Frank!

[@maryann8113]

THAT IS A GREAT VIDEO- YOU MADE IT EASY! THANK U

[@AllThingsSecured]

Glad to hear it, MaryAnn!

[@Car1Sagan]

This video is over 3 years old... any changes? I use the Brave browser, if that better than Firefox? Also in FB locations, I like turning it on to find local events (FB seems to be the ONLY social media where events can be planned & shared) BUT the setting can be set to "Approximate" which finds your geographic area. "Precise" can identify your exact area, where your house is, and of course this should be turned off.

[@gbinman]

Good walkthrough, I will share it. Most of my settings were the same but you showed some I missed or perhaps that FB added in the last 9 months. I know they such things.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Glad it was helpful, Gary!

[@ssela]

Most of my setting are the same as your but more restricted. I never change that for the past few months. Thanks for the setting that i didnt know about.

[@AllThingsSecured]

You’re welcome!

[@caymclean]

this is the most helpful video I have ever referred to...thank you so much...bravo

[@chrisgarin1]

Thank you for this!!

[@AllThingsSecured]

Glad it was useful, Christon!

[@lg8302]

Already the first step is not working for me - cannot find the eye to check how my profile will look to the public - also the diplay is completely different for me . Is there a newer version of this video with current profile views ?

[@XL-Freak]

i realize there is a legitimate need to restrict access to personal data, but I can't help but think of it this way: I am one of millions, or even billions?, of users on facebook. or to use google. or whatever. I honestly don't think they're that interested in ME as an individual. ie. if I, or you?, had an ant farm with a million ants, would you seriously give a hoot about any single ant, other than possible the queen? I followed your suggestions, and I thank you for them. I do enjoy watching your videos =)

[@AllThingsSecured]

Hey Jesse, you're right - Facebook might not care that much. But in the case of social media, it's not Facebook that I'm worried about. It's the fact that any guy who gets mad at me can look me up on Facebook, find out where I live and who my wife is, where she works, and then go harass us. Or a company can do background research on me without my permission. Does that make more sense?

[@XL-Freak]

@@AllThingsSecured yes, in that light it does! my dad was way more security conscious that I am, and I wish I would have run across your channel before he passed from covid the end of last Oct. He would have watched every video you have lol. And his internet bill would have gone up =) Thank you Josh!

[@dicentra7302]

Thanks! Do you have an updated version on this?

[@nartazeba8068]

thank you very much for helping so many people very useful

[@AllThingsSecured]

I’m glad you found it useful, Narta!

[@NoNameEagle1]

I dont know if its nowadays ( 2 years later ) or to be from another continent, my firefox doesnt have the icon to see facebook container,

[@gregjohnson4927]

Thanks, I appreciate you helping with this.

[@AllThingsSecured]

My pleasure, Greg.

[@jeanettesmith765]

This was so helpful. Thank you!

[@lulaka3129]

Please help! I don't have "privacy and settings" so I cant make any changes at all. I have looked everywhere and there is no privacy and settings

[@ashleydsilva9284]

more people need to see this

[@oztalentkids1108]

This is really helpful, can I share this to my church members?

[@AllThingsSecured]

Absolutely! I'd be happy if you did.

[@aquariustalksmma9457]

Can you tell me why my Facebook is on Spanish and every time I try to change it back to English it never changes for me on my laptop please

[@poolpam62]

I enjoyed your video very much . One thing that I came across while watching is With location settings. The location history setting is no longer available and experience is it made possible have been disabled even if you’re setting was previously enabled

[@wilsoncounty7051]

Yes I want my personal info private, but will this also make a business page private? I do not want the business page private but rather seen, in fact very seen. thanks

[@AllThingsSecured]

Definitely not. What you do on your personal privacy settings will not affect your business page at all.

[@Owen-i6r]

Hi can u please do a video on how do you make FB stories story on the story part without it going onto the news feed post area

[@ag5807]

very helpful. thanks you from Phils.

[@AllThingsSecured]

My pleasure, Phils!

[@poolpam62]

What about duck duck go for a web browser ?

[@barrykandell623]

Very easy to follow

[@D2J8]

Can you please do a similar video for Google, so that we can limit targeted ads based on our activity on other websites?

[@erobos111]

Holy Shit I learned Alot! I felt self conscious as I was going through the settings making adjustments, gonna share it with my peeps! Thanx, again!

[@AllThingsSecured]

So glad it was useful!

[@DrChop01]

Love the Intro!

[@AllThingsSecured]

I appreciate it, Michael 😆

[@jdmikels]

This video was very helpful!! Thanks

[@AllThingsSecured]

Glad it was helpful! I hope you were able to make the necessary privacy changes, JD.

[@cindybug]

I did something similar to this several months ago. And now on my Facebook messenger there’s not an option to add a room and I’m wondering if this might’ve had something to do with it. Am I being penalized for giving restrictions to Facebook?

[@AllThingsSecured]

I don't think so, Cindy. It's certainly possible, but there are a lot of times where these social platforms change their features or limit features to certain groups as they test them. I don't think it's a punishment.

[@nancyfortier6908]

Please Help.... I want to remove names under "Friends Except" and "Specific Friends" This is where I found it; Setting Privacy Your activity Who can see your future post I previously added names and now want to remove them from these two lists. I believe you can see what I mean from your above video at 3:05. Please Help me with this. Thanks..

[@Howard253]

Can you do a video on Instagram and Twitter?

[@Gary-jh3wd]

on the very last point, why doesn't fire fox have that"container" fence loooking icon on the extension when on New York Times ?

[@AllThingsSecured]

I’m not sure.

[@heidilehman9009]

To set limit my past posts, does this include posts in groups?

[@AllThingsSecured]

Groups also determine whether posts are public or private.

[@heidilehman9009]

@@AllThingsSecured hmm ok. There is one group in particular that I like to go back and see what my post was when I get a notification that someone replied to my post. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@souljapeet2814]

Love to know how to delete my linked in account?? Help

[@lindafielding1974]

When you block the 'location" services does this affect the 360 app - need to have my family be able to locate me! :)

[@AllThingsSecured]

It might. Have you considered using “Find My Phone” or the Android equivalent instead of Facebook?

[@ImGerald]

Facebook is fighting with Apple about this very thing 🤣

[@AllThingsSecured]

Yes they are! And it's going to be interesting to see how that shakes out.

[@svr2102]

Great Video Buddy!! You have been my Go-to in terms of Cyber Security.Keep Going!!! Can you suggest any other option to stop FB tracking in Chrome? I don't use Firefox..Can you please suggest me a Much appealing alternative!

[@AllThingsSecured]

There are other alternatives beside FireFox. Have you tried out Brave?

[@svr2102]

@@AllThingsSecured Yes,I am using Brave, Is there any option similar to that? So,I do have an other query, will you recommend using Facebook app on Android? Does it track all our activities in every other Apps?

[@alistairthomson8710]

Does limit stop sharing posts in groups? Seems like a darn stupid thing to do.

[@AllThingsSecured]

What do you mean?

[@alistairthomson8710]

@@AllThingsSecured If privacy settings limit posts to friends of friends what do all the other group members who aren't linked via friends see?

[@Wiqser]

Great video :)

[@line-hi6xz]

Is Facebook Purity is the equivalent of FB Container for Brave/Chromium?

[@AllThingsSecured]

Not exactly the same. The FB container is meant to make sure the Facebook pixel can't follow you around.

[@line-hi6xz]

@@AllThingsSecured Ok thank you! Have a great day!

[@feebleh]

Hey there, very helpful video! I do have a slight problem when it comes to Facebook Live videos (more specifically, gaming streams). Every time I react on my favorite streamer's live videos or make comments on it during the live, Facebook always shows it on my friends' newsfeeds and it's really disturbing (eg. 'My Name added 3 comments'). I know it's sort of a way for streamers to get more recognized but is there a way for me to turn those off while still commenting and reacting to the streamer I'm following? Thanks!

[@Anon0nline]

The current menu systems don't look like this. Also, changing settings to "only me" or "friends" doesn't work either. Selecting options doesn't seem to have any effect. When I log out and look at my profile as a stranger, everything is still visable. Facebook is trash.

[@TravelingTheWorld1993]

Only friends can see my Facebook posts. Is their a way to share a post to a specific group on Facebook from my Facebook account?

[@AllThingsSecured]

You can create a specific subset of your friends on Facebook (i.e. family or close acquaintances), but you can't just choose specific people who you aren't connected with.

[@BobJones-dq9mx]

GREAT!

[@AllThingsSecured]

AWESOME 👏

[@donswarthout3603]

Can't you also love chrome, using the Brave browser?

[@RaceMentally]

Can you make it so Facebook can only be viewed in the US. Recently being cyber attacked on my businesses from people in Nigeria and other places. How do I turn that off. I’m desperate and I’ll pay.

[@AllThingsSecured]

I don’t think that’s possible.

[@RaceMentally]

@@AllThingsSecured it is. Figured it out. Only US people can see it. Hopefully my google account doesn’t keep getting cyber hit too

[@jeffendicott8754]

I recently was told by numerous friends on Facebook that someone using my name was trying to contact them through messenger. I never use messenger. And, that I was sending friend requests to people I was already friends with. I assume I was hacked. I've changed my password. My questions are, how can I fix this and prevent this from happening in the future?

[@AllThingsSecured]

Set up 2FA.

[@colleenkoch5664]

Hi, I followed all your tips, which for me I'm not tech savvy, so you made it very easy, thank you. However, I now can not find my Candy Crush game. :( How I came across your video was, I was looking for how I can get rid of sponsor games that was covering 1/2 my Candy Crush game. Can you PLEASE HELP ME get it back? Thank you

[@MelindaMean]

My Facebook been hack for 8 years I can't retrieve it help

[@nielmarvicgarces8726]

I try this settings and still doesn't work for me. Sorry Because i have a problem with my Facebook in Which when i post something, Sometimes there are few of my friends react my post and sometimes my friends won't see it and won't react. Maybe this is exactly what it says that Facebook is in Control. it's not fear.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Yea, we're not controlling the algorithm (i.e. who among your friends sees your post), we're just controlling your privacy.

[@wijouhoney9465]

What about allowing "Friends" on so many items and their "friends" have access to the Site? That would be the case if your Friends have not gone through this list of yours, wouldn't it? Oh and I DELETED my FB account over a month ago, feel much better now!

[@AllThingsSecured]

I don’t understand the question about friends.

[@susanhorton9492]

my profile doesnt have an eye

[@davervatx8814]

Here's something I have never been able to figure out...I was on a FB page about my favorite sports teams recently, made a comment, and noticed my Mom "liked" my comment. She doesn't care about sports and would never visit this page on her own...how did she know I posted on that page?? I don't want people in my friends' list to be able to "follow" my comments on OTHER pages. How do I prevent this?

[@user-hc3gk4ni5q]

*meet @Clintontech78 on !G he's the best*

[@colleenkoch5664]

OH NO, I followed your tips, which you made it so easy, thank you, however, I now can NOT find my candy crush video game. How I came across your video was because I was having trouble getting rid of sponsor ads covering 1/2 my game. Can you PLEASE HELP ME? Thanks so much

[@user-hc3gk4ni5q]

Contact Clintontech78 on !G. Dude really helped me

[@dglass8930]

Neither me or my wife can set our preferences so that only friends or friends of friends can response to our posts with a like or any of the emojis. I see many other facebookers who have the setup so that people who aren't at least friends of friends can't respond with a like or emoji. Why can't we? We can block making comments, but not the like or dislike emojis. Any ideas?

[@AllThingsSecured]

I don’t believe you can turn off like/dislike.

[@rebekahbrown4052]

As usual, youtube is totally unhelpful. There is no "eye" on my page. Why don't you show how to get to the "eye?"

[@mathewmclean9128]

I love receiving friend requests from scammers. I usually humiliate the scammer and try to hack their profile before blocking them. Ain't saying if I've actually hacked into any scammer profiles but usually the scammer profile is deleted within hours of my interaction with them. I swear I don't release the personally identifiable information of scammers in India and Nigeria to public forums and other pages on facebook.

[@GraywolfPatriot]

I see no eye on that page

[@WoodAndNoise]

Control Off-Facebook Activity: This Facebook option is a lie. I have had this off and cleared for a long time now and the sponsored ads still reflect and are obviously tailored to my interactions with other retailers, websites, and search engines.

[@nicolo2984]

Their is a settings that you should turn on that is: Don't trust the ZUCC.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Ha! And yet, so many people find it hard to delete their Facebook accounts.

[@tonytony6912]

How the F do my privacy settings change on their own??? Does Facebook reset them during updates??? F'n Lames

[@QWERTYQWERTY-oo2wm]

Doing this in 2021 and the facial recognition is “no longer available”. Saucy

[@AllThingsSecured]

Go figure.

[@DeadMusicChannel]

No offense, but, it seems as if you've got a lot to hide. And people who have a lot to hide, usually also have a lot to pretend about, a lot of deceptive intentions, and misleading posturing. Internet security is all G, but the fact that you keep your likes a secret, is a very big, very red flag. Lol, Js.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Keeping my likes a secret from the global public? I don't think that's too much to hide. My friends and connections can still see it, but I have the right to say that all of this isn't public information and that's definitely not deceptive.

[@keanour]

who came from sit project

[@AllThingsSecured]

What is the SIT project?

[@keanour]

@@AllThingsSecured its my school erasmus + project, our teachers send a link of this video

[@pastorpatriciaphifer5227]

Talking to fast had to keep starting over

[@manitot]

Thank you. Useful af!

[@AllThingsSecured]

Awesome!