Facebook and your private information, how private is your information on Facebook?
This morning while browsing Facebook I read a post from a friend who said she learned that her friends’ phone numbers were imported onto her contacts page. After reading this, I immediately checked my contacts page and in fact, all my friends’ phone numbers were listed. I did not know they were there until today. For this reason, you may want to think twice before posting any private information on Facebook.
The best way to communicate with friends on Facebook is by posting messages on their wall or sending the messages privately. If you are concerned about having your phone number being displayed on your friends’ contacts page and would like to remove your phone number do the following:
1. Go to my account tab
a. Click edit friends
b. On the left side of your screen, click contacts.
c. On the right side of your screen click the blue text (This Page)
d. Read the content of this page
e. There are two options, remove or cancel; choose the option that best applies to you.
This feature does not affect me personally, because I am a real estate agent. Now my friends will have my phone number at their fingertips if they know of anyone who is buying or selling real estate in the bay area. It is fine with me having my phone number displayed on my friends’ facebook contacts page. But if you are concerned about your privacy you may want take action immediately.
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