1. Opt out of appearing in Google search
When you sign up for a Facebook account, it allows search engines to index your profile. This means that when friends, family, and employers Google your name, for example, search results may list a link to your Facebook profile.
2. Prevent your friends' apps from collecting your information
When your Facebook friends use games and applications, the applications may collect some of your info, including your bio, birthday, photos, videos, hometown, and more. Often this is for personalization purposes: Say, for example, your friend downloaded a music app. The app may request his friend list and other information so it can show him which of his friends also use the app and what they're listening to.
If you don't want apps and websites to access your categories of information through your friends, start by visiting your privacy settings page and click the Apps tab on the left. Click Edit next to the second option, "Apps others use," and uncheck the options you don't want to share.
Apps and websites can still access other information not included in this list, such as your friend list, gender, and other information you've made public. If you want to opt out of allowing access to this information, you can turn off all platform apps, which is the option above this one. If you do so, you won't be able to use any games or applications on Facebook.
3. Opt out of social ads
Facebook shows you ads based on your actions such as liking a page or commenting on a story, and the information you share, such as your current city or birthday. Facebook's social ads can pair your actions with an advertiser's message and show them to your friends. For example, if your privacy settings allow your friends to see you liked a restaurant in Denver, your friends may see this action paired with the restaurant's ad.
When you sign up for a Facebook account, it allows search engines to index your profile. This means that when friends, family, and employers Google your name, for example, search results may list a link to your Facebook profile.
To prevent your profile from appearing in search engine results, visit your account settings page and click the privacy tab on the left. Click Edit next to the very last option, "Do you want other search engines to link to your timeline?" and uncheck the box. It may take some time for search engines to stop showing the link to your profile in its search results.
2. Prevent your friends' apps from collecting your information
When your Facebook friends use games and applications, the applications may collect some of your info, including your bio, birthday, photos, videos, hometown, and more. Often this is for personalization purposes: Say, for example, your friend downloaded a music app. The app may request his friend list and other information so it can show him which of his friends also use the app and what they're listening to.
If you don't want apps and websites to access your categories of information through your friends, start by visiting your privacy settings page and click the Apps tab on the left. Click Edit next to the second option, "Apps others use," and uncheck the options you don't want to share.
Apps and websites can still access other information not included in this list, such as your friend list, gender, and other information you've made public. If you want to opt out of allowing access to this information, you can turn off all platform apps, which is the option above this one. If you do so, you won't be able to use any games or applications on Facebook.
3. Opt out of social ads
Facebook shows you ads based on your actions such as liking a page or commenting on a story, and the information you share, such as your current city or birthday. Facebook's social ads can pair your actions with an advertiser's message and show them to your friends. For example, if your privacy settings allow your friends to see you liked a restaurant in Denver, your friends may see this action paired with the restaurant's ad.
To opt out of social ads, click the Ads tab on your privacy settings page. Click Edit next to the second option, "Ads and friends." At the bottom, change "Pair my social actions with ads for only my friends" to "No one" and click save changes.
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