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Facebook New Privacy Settings - All You Need To Know!

Posted: 13 Dec 2012 10:49 AM PST

Every second there is an activity going on around the globe, as the world never sleeps or rests. And this thing is further backed up by the progress in technology, as experts and people all around the globe are working day and night, trying to introduce new and improving old things in order to give this world some new things.

Staying updated is the most important thing now a days. As world is changing at such a fast pace that being not updated or familiar to the latest and modern trends may cost you a lot. Keeping the present trends under consideration, almost all the companies update their working in order to facilitate their customers.

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This updating and switching onto new modes might be a difficult task at first, but with the passage of time one can master them as well. Facebook, as you all are aware of this big name, updates itself with a pretty fast pace. As you come across its new features every other day. Recently they have updated and given some new privacy settings to their valued users and account holders. My today's posts high lights what you should know and what really is new in these new privacy settings on Facebook!

What You Should Know About New privacy Settings??

As i have mentioned previously, that Facebook keeps on updating itself on and off. And recently they have updated their privacy settings allowing the users and account holders to experience something new, making the old and complex ones pretty easy in these new settings. Mentioned below are some of the important things that are worth knowing about these new privacy settings.

Blocking Made Easy!

The new privacy settings have made the blocking of unwanted contacts much more easy, as now it is pretty much in front which once used to be hidden inside. The "key" sign present at the homepage has made this task pretty easy as now you can easily lock a person by just clicking on the "stop bothering me" option. Just a click and your work is done.

Updated And Filtered Content!

Before this update, you activity could just be notified by the activity log button present below the cover photo on your profile. But with this update, this thing too is made easy as now you can select the stuff you want to show to people on your Facebook. Not only this, you can also now choose which people to show your stuff. This is only done by the new filters introduced.

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Photo Removal Requests Made Easy!

With the new update, photo removal is made much more easy. Not only this, removal of your photos added from the third party has also been made easy as now you can easily find a series of unflattering photos, detag, and send messages to your friends removing them. Pretty convenient folks.

Asking For Permission Made Double!

As privacy settings are improved and enhanced, everything is improved. This also includes the third party apps we get on Facebook regarding different things including fun, entertainment and information. Now, these apps would take double permission which would include permission to use your personal information and accepting further which post your activity on timeline.

More Pop-Ups!

This is a special one for some of our friends who might not know who to tackle certain things on Facebook. Facebook now will give small educational pop-ups when some privacy related activity is done. Say you hide or delete a post or something from your timeline, after this a small pop-up will emerge showing and briefly explaining your activity. Pretty interesting and useful.

So folks these were some of the things worth knowing about the new privacy settings Facebook recently updated to and gave its users and account holders. Indeed after these using Facebook isn't a much complex thing. In the end like always do update us with your positive feedback.

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