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THE SOCIAL MEDIA GIANT IS GREAT FOR SHARING, BUT IT’S EASY TO OVERSHARE — BUT YOU CAN CONTROL WHO SEES WHAT WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM THIS STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE.

- [ ALEX COX ]

The social media giant is great for sharing, but it’s easy to overshare — but you can control who sees what with a little help from this guide.

DO YOU WANT EVERY ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS TO SEE EVERY LITTLE THING YOU POST?

THERE’S A GOOD reason Facebook is the most popular social network in the Western world. It’s easy to join, easy to connect with your friends and incredibly convenient, as our guide on page 28 shows. If you want to share something, it’s only a couple of clicks away. But is that really such a good thing? Do you want every one of your friends to see every little thing you post? Should anybody that stumbles on your profile be allowed to poke through your family pictures or find out your personal informatio­n?

We’d say ‘absolutely not’. Facebook doesn’t hide its privacy features, but it doesn’t push them either. It’s up to you to decide how secure you want your account and posts to be. We’ll walk you through the steps and safeguards; use your own judgement over how much you want to put in place, to ensure the people that matter can still see your posts and profile.

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