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Facebook removing the option to hide your profile in searches
If you’ve been on the fence about closing down your Facebook account over privacy concerns, now might be the time to take the plunge. That’s because the social network is removing an option that allowed members to prevent themselves from showing up in search results – a move they promised...
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A Guide To Fixing The Latest Privacy Attacks From Facebook And Google
Surely, the fact that Google Google and Facebook Facebook both chose this week to again erode your privacy had to be coincidental. But Thursday, Facebook was out with a small change that affects millions of users who tried to make themselves a bit harder to find and Friday, Google followed with a
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Facebook gets rid of setting that lets users control who can search for them
Facebook has finally gotten rid of a privacy setting that used to let users control who can search for them on the social network. The Menlo Park, Calif.-based company /quotes/zigman/9962609 /quotes/nls/fb FB _said it has eliminated a setting called “Who can look up for Timeline by name
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A Guide To Fixing The Latest Privacy Attacks From Facebook And Google
Surely, the fact that Google Google and Facebook Facebook both chose this week to again erode your privacy had to be coincidental. But Thursday, Facebook was out with a small change that affects millions of users who tried to make themselves a bit harder to find and Friday, Google followed with a
. Poll: Would you use Google’s Mobile Meter app in exchange for some kind of compensation?
According to Engadget, Google looks to be readying a new “Mobile Meter” app that users can install on their Android and iOS devices, essentially giving up even more of their privacy to the search giant. While Android already provides Google with anonymous usage information like location data and search activity, this app looks to go [&hellip
Poll: Would you use Google’s Mobile Meter app in exchange for some kind of compensation? by John Freml first appeared on Pocketables.
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How to Opt Out of Google Policy That Displays Your Photo Beside Ads
The day after Facebook announced that it was removing a privacy option that would make all of its users searchable, Google made its own announcement for adding an option called "Shared Endorsements." The new option would display Google users' names and profile pictures beside advertisements for
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Facebook Eases Privacy Rules for Teenagers
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook has loosened its privacy rules for teenagers as a debate swirls over online threats to children from bullies and sexual predators. The move, announced on Wednesday, allows teenagers to post status updates, videos and images that can be seen by anyone, not just their
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Facebook loosens grip over teen sharing
In order to retain teenagers’ interest in Facebook, the social networking giant has announced relaxation of privacy policies for teenagers on Wednesday.
Until Wednesday, teenage Facebook users between ages 13 and 17 were allowed to share pictures, videos and ... Read More
The post Facebook loosens grip over teen sharing appeared first on Techie News.
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Facebook Tweaks Privacy Settings, Allows Teens To Post Publicly
Up to now, viewability of kids’ Facebook accounts was set by default to “Friends of Friends”; now, those aged 13-17 start out with their audience set to “Friends” by default. However, they can also make their posts public, and they can turn on “Follow” to let their posts show up in the Newsfeeds of...
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Facebook to turn teens into virtual Don Drapers
Now do you understand Facebook's privacy settings? In the same week that a Florida teen was arrested based on a Facebook comment boasting about her role in a schoolmate's suicide, Facebook has unveiled some big changes in its teen privacy settings. (Read more: Facebook pushes both ways on privacy
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