Facebook is arguably one of the most popular social media platforms in the world. The company has approximately 1.73 billion people accessing its platform every day, and this makes it the preferred destination for people to connect with their family and friends.
While Facebook on the one hand gives people the means and tools to interact with like-minded people, it also gives people the tools to protect their profiles and thus ensure that their personal information remains safe at all times.
So here are a set of tips that will help you keep your Facebook profiles and activities safe as we explained Steps to secure WhatsApp previously:
Ways to protect a Facebook account
Activate the two-step verification system
Excellent systems to prevent bad people from hacking your accounts. If someone tries to hack your account, you will receive a confirmation message from Facebook and will not be able to hack it. To activate the feature, follow the following.
Go to settings (Settings )>
Choose protection and access methods ( Security and login)>
Scroll down and select 2-Step Verification (two-factor authentication)>
A screen will appear for you to choose how to secure your account, either by verifying it using the (authentication app) or verify with (SMS)
It is better to choose verification with (SMS) and it will be activated. But you must verify your phone number on Facebook first.
Close your profile
This feature allows users to lock their profiles and restrict access to their photos, timelines, and posts. The company says that this feature has been designed specifically for people in India where people want more control over their Facebook experience.
Here’s how to do it from your profile
Click “More” under your name>
Click on “Lock your profile” Lock Your Profile)>
Click “Lock your profile” again to confirm.
It is worth noting that this feature is only available on Facebook for Android and Facebook Lite for Android. iPhone users cannot access this feature yet.
Security notifications in Messenger
Facebook introduced a new feature in Messenger earlier this year that helps users avoid potential scams and malicious messages by popping up security notifications in chats.
These pop-ups provide tips for users to spot suspicious activity and take action to block or ignore someone when something doesn’t seem right.
Here’s how users manage their activities on Facebook:
This feature essentially gives users a summary of the activity that businesses and organizations share with Facebook about user interactions. This information is then used to show users more relevant ads, suggest groups and events they might be interested in, help them discover new companies and brands, or even identify suspicious activity to help keep Facebook safe.
Steps
Go to Settings & Privacy (Settings & Privacy)>
Then click Settings (Settings )>
Scroll down to Your Facebook Information and click Off-Facebook Activity (Off Facebook Activity )>
Click Manage your off-Facebook activity (click on Manage your off-Facebook Activity)>
Enter your password > Click on Clear History option.
Manage your activity
This feature allows users to archive or delete old posts, all in one place. The Archive feature is for content that you no longer want others to see on Facebook, but still want to keep for yourself.
Restrict your data for ads
Apart from preventing people who are not your friends from accessing your account, you can also prevent advertisers from using your data and you can also restrict advertisers from accessing your data completely.
Here’s how you can do it: Go to
Settings and privacy (Settings & Privacy)>
Go to Privacy Shortcuts (Privacy Shortcuts)>
Go to Ads preferences (AdPreferences) >
Click Review your ad preferences (Review your ad preferences )>
Click Ad Settings (click on Ad Settings)>
Select your preferences and you are good to go.
