Dusting off the Blog for Important Information: Facebook at it AGAIN!

I've decided to post Blog to Groote's Gaggle only when I feel there's something important to impart to my followers.

Facebook monkeyed with your settings-- AGAIN!

A great friend and techno-genius, posted to his status this very important announcement about the new Facebook sharing  device.  If you like to upload photos to Facebook and then 'tag' faces (a means of identifying people in photographs), that cute innocent action is now being used in a very public way.  

The basics: 

The privacy setting on your photo settings in regard to sharing images, got switched to a default setting of "ON" when Facebook started pushing this technology on an international level.  Read the whole article "Facebook starts rolling out facial recognition feature worldwide."

What to do: 

To opt out of this feature, you’ll need to follow these steps:

1. Go to your Privacy Settings on Facebook. (under Account)
2. Click on Customise settings at the bottom.
3. Under “Things others share” you should see an option titled “Suggest photos of me to friends. When photos look like me, suggest my name.” Click on Edit Settings.
4. Change the option from Enabled to Disabled.

If you are a Facebook account holder, it's always good to periodically check your privacy settings.  Another very good "check" to make on a regular basis is your Facebook credit. If you purchase or have purchased anything on Facebook (game credits, merchandise, advertising), your credit card information is automatically stored under payment method.  
To fix this:

1. Go to your Account on Facebook.
2. Click on Credits Balance.
3. Click on Payment Methods - manage 
4. A screen asking for your Facebook password appears.
5. If you see "You have no funding sources associate with your account", you are safe from having your credit compromised.
6. If you see your credit card information, opt to delete it.  Nothing bad will happen.  You merely have to re-enter it should you make another purchase.  Do it. Don't be lazy. Protect your credit and money.  

In closing, my standard mantra:  It's a big, bad Internet out there.  Play safe.


Peace.