Appendix B. Protecting Your Identity in Facebook
Facebook doesn't provide a whole lot of privacy for your Page (see Chapter 4) since a Page is available on the Internet for all to see. You can't restrict access to your Page in external search engine results, such as Google, so you can't limit access to just employees, customers, or even Facebook members.
But, because reputations are made on Facebook, it helps to understand what you can control so that you can make more informed choices when sharing information with other Facebook members. Following are ten crucial privacy options for your personal profile that can help protect your professional reputation, your friends, and photos and videos of you.
Setting privacy controls
When it comes to privacy settings on Facebook, it's all about protecting information contained in your profile. Keep in mind that all business is also personal on Facebook, so review your personal privacy settings to help you balance out your professional and personal personas on the social network.
Hiding your contact info
When I realized that my friends had access to my contact information, it didn't immediately bother me. But, when my friends List grew to encompass much more than actual friends, I realized that it wasn't ...
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