It is no secret to anyone that the use of social networks exposes many to being a victim of bad intentions, and although Facebook is one of the largest and most used, it does not stop lending itself for such purposes. Let’s not forget that years ago her security was altered for having revealed information in a psychological experiment which altered some posts.
Despite the fact that this platform had to deal with all the waves of comments that it unleashed, it left a clear lesson and that is that the only way to stay safe in these media is to not reveal personal information in the first place. It seems a bit difficult in these times, even more so when companies can take data, whether we have given it to them or they have obtained it by methods of dubious legality, but well it is worth taking precautions when we have the options.
That is why in this tutorial we are going to explain step by step, what procedures you have to follow in order to properly protect your personal data. As well as increase the security of your Facebook account. You can execute these procedures in any order and on the device where you can enter the interface.
Steps to set my Facebook account from 0 to 100
There are different steps that you must follow in order to correctly configure your account. With this you will be able to improve the privacy of your personal data and more.
Enter the initial configuration
The first thing you should do is enter the “Initial setup” or main of your account, for this you will click on the button “Options”, which is in the upper right corner. Followed by this you will click on “Setting”.
After having entered you will see different options, each one of them has a specific function in your account, which can help you improve your safety on Facebook. But we will explain this to you later in detail.
improve privacy
This interface is known for being a “public” road, where everyone can place and express what they want, photos, videos, comments and more can generally be shared. But fortunately Facebook has a private option that allows you to only spread it with your friends on the network, this to prevent unwanted people from having access to your content.
It is necessary that you modify it if you do not want everyone to know about you. You can even prevent users who don’t have something in common from adding you.
To do so, you are going to place yourself in the option of “Privacy”in this you can change who can see your posts, who can add you and more. Below are some features that you can improve.
Who can see the posts you make from now on?
in this option You can indicate the users you want to see your publications and which ones you don’t. You will also have to make them public, where anyone, friend or not, will be able to access your news.
To do this you have to do the following:
- Click the option “Edit”.
- There you will click on the tab that appears. You will have different options, if it is the first time that you modify this parameter, it will usually appear in “Public”.
- Choose the “Friends” option, if you want only the contacts you have added to be able to see what you post.
- “Just me”, If you don’t want anyone but you to see what you post.
- the options of “Friends, except”… and “Specific friends”, they allow the user to create a list of whom to show or not the broadcasted content. You can use whatever you want. To do this, you only choose some of those and you are going to place the names of the indicated people and finally press “Save”.
How can people find and contact you?
In this choice you can modify who can contact you and add you as a contact (friend) on Facebook, as well as allow them to see your list, locate you by email and phone number.
- in the option of who can send you friend request? Choose “Friends of friends”.
- in the of Who can see your contact list? Choose “Just me”, this way no one can see the people you have added. You can choose to choose “Friends”so only the added ones will be able to know who you have.
- in the option of Who can look you up with the email address you’ve provided? Y Who can look you up with the phone number you have provided? Choose “Friends”.
- last in Do you want search engines outside of Facebook to link to your profile? Choose “Nope”.
Personalize my FB account
You can customize by changing the name, URL or username, email. You also have other alternatives such as deactivating or managing your legacy account. You can do all this directly from the “General” tab.
- Change your name: To do this, click on the option “Edit”.
- Place your name: In this part it is not recommended to use the full name, so only place the one by which you are known or called more often, and then one of your last names.
- Other name: This option allows you to place a kind of nickname that will appear next to your name in parentheses.
- Once this is done, click on “Review Changes”, this will take a short period of time for Facebook to validate the information you have placed and become effective. It can take hours or days.
Modify username
You should keep in mind that when it refers to “Username” is the URL of the profile, that is, the one that makes it correspond to your biography, example: https://www.facebook.com/InternetPasoaPaso/
- Click on “Edit”.
- In the blank space you will type your new username.
- If it is available, you will get a green check and the phrase “Username available.”
- press “Save changes” to finalize.
Contact
This option allows indicate the email by which your friends can locate you and contact you outside of Facebook. To place one or modify it you just have to do what is shown below.
- enter the option “Edit”.
- Click on the option “Add another email or phone number.”
- add your new email or phone number.
- Click on “Save Changes”.
improve security
It is always necessary to be protected, because you never know when it may be necessary and it is better to be prepared than to regret it. That’s why in this part we give you a series of steps with which you can increase security.
Login
In this option we can reset the password, as well as indicate another method to log in.
- Enter in “Security and login.”
- Look for the option “Login” > “Change password” and click “Edit”.
- Put your current password followed by the new password and repeat it.
- Lastly, click on “Save Changes”.
Sign in with your profile picture
This alternative always place it “Disabled”, and have “active” the option to use email or phone number and password for .
Two-Step Authentication
This is a process that allows you to ask to validate that you are the user of the account, at the time of signing in on devices that are not used frequently or have not been marked as authorized.
- Click the option “Use two-step authentication.” A new window will open immediately.
- press on “Start”.
- You will choose the alternative you want to use to validate your identity.
- We recommend that you choose “mtext message”, then press “Following”.
- you will place your country of residence and telephone number, followed by “Following”.
- You will receive a code to confirm your number, enter it. Follow the final steps to complete the activation.
control privacy
Protecting yourself is very easy, you just have to indicate who can have access to your publications and see important information on your profile. We recommend that you do not give too much personal information about yourself, like where you live exactly, with how many people, who are your closest relatives, where you study, among others.
If you want to modify your biography, You just have to go to your profile and click on the tab “Information”. You can correct each of the parameters that will appear there, Thus, in this way, you can better control the data that you show to others.
Turn notifications on/off
Some notifications may be necessary and others a bit annoying, so you can decide when to disable them and when you can use them. You can edit the notices received on Facebook, email, computer or mobile and text message.
This social network allows you to change this data as you see fit.
Via email
In this part You will see the notifications that Facebook can send you to your associated email, As previously indicated, configure this option as you like.
Public posting tools
Filters and tools for public posts, is an option that allows you to modify who can follow you. As well as, who can indicate that they like or comment on the photos.
You can do it your way or follow the example that we presented previously in the image.
Allow or deny applications
You will be able to allow or eliminate the access of different applications that you have synchronized with your Facebook account, correct the information that you have shared with them and check what data you have provided. This is possible by choosing the “Edit” option, which appears in each application.
Ad Account
You can configure what type of advertisements you may possibly see on this network, based on social actions, partner data. To enter it you must click on “Advertisements” and look for the option “Ad Settings”.
Link mobile phone
Pairing your mobile phone can be very useful, as it will allow you to log in using your number and receive notifications. Similarly, you can use it to perform two-factor authentication via text message. A very prominent function to keep your account backed up.
set up payments
In the “Payments” option you can choose different subscription methods once you have put an advertisement into circulation on the platform. In this option you will be able to view all the information in relation to the news that you have disseminated, and those that you have cancelled.
help mailbox
the help mailbox is a tool in which you can ask questions about concerns you have on the platform, example: … In addition to viewing the status of different reports that you have made about any irregularity.
Configuring the display of videos
In this option you can modify the playback quality of your videos, if you want them to play automatically, if you want to see subtitles and their quality. We recommend that if you use a limited data plan the quality options have it in “Default” and of play automatically if you have it “Off”. This way you will be able to save your megabytes.
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