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Facebook is one of the most popular Internet site to share your information such as photo galleries, videos and messages etc. to your friends and relatives. Some data may be useful for your contacts, but this is a real goldmine for those engaged in identity theft. Because with a few references removed from your Facebook page, someone could ask for a credit card, get a loan or access your bank account.
However, this does not have to stop you from sharing information with friends, as Facebook provides numerous privacy options that control the availability of data.

• Setup : The Facebook privacy options are powerful enough to make them see only the information your friends. To change, click the Account link located in the upper right corner of the window and then select Settings privacy.Please note that the continuing problems of security and privacy that have gone through many services like this have forced its makers to change, as usual, policies, and privacy features, so it is possible that some of the options explained here have changed your name, place or even been eliminated or replaced by others.
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• Privacy Preferences : Privacy Settings page allows you to modify various aspects and in particular the sections are divided into personal information and publications, contact information, Friends, labels and connections, look for and applications and websites. There is also the Block List option, which offers the ability to add people or e-mail to a block list to prevent viewing your profile and can interact with you.
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• Personal Information : The Information section contains publications staff and preferences to determine who can see your profile information, and is divided into sections with drop-down boxes with drop-down boxes containing the various options (all, Friends of Friends, Just Friends and Customize). The best in any case is to select the Friends Only option.
• Contact Information : Facebook is ideal to regain contact with old friends, and therefore can do well to promote your site a bit. However, should not everyone can see the data because if you end up with a mailbox full of spam. Choose who is allowed to view the content of contact information. Again we suggest that you activate the Friends Only option
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• Friends, labels and connections : This section shows your activities and interests with your contacts and notifies them when commenting on a video, add another friend or change the status of a relationship. As there will be interesting to air this news, click Friends, labels and connections and make the changes you consider appropriate.
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• Search : The Search link opens a page that lets you choose who can view search results in your name on Facebook. When someone looks at that service, see the image in your profile and other data that can change. The most important is certainly public search results, as if checked will allow everyone to write your name into a search engine like Google or Bing and find your profile In that way, it is best to remove the mark Allow box to prevent others from accessing your profile.
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• Applications and web sites : Applications are small programs such as how games can be added to the profile. But when a friend adds an application on your wall, is able to access your data, including your profile. Applications and web sites, click on Edit Settings and then uncheck the appropriate boxes to prevent them from seeing your profile third-party applications.
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• Healthy and safe! : You can also use the Lock option for people who can not relate to you in Facebook users who choose to do so you must enter your name and email address and click the Block.

After implementing these steps, your Facebook profile containing personal information was safe from prying eyes. This will alter the way your family and your friends use the service, but still can enjoy it without worrying about identity theft