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Facebook Privacy Settings
Login to Facebook from browser.
Click dropdown arrow on top right and go to Settings & Privacy > Settings
General
Contact
- Allow friends to include my email address in "Download Your Information": Off
- Remove phone number if added
Security and login
Setting up extra security
- Get alerts about unrecognized logins: select Get Notifications and Get Emails
Two-Factor Authentication
- Use two-factor authentication > Edit > Use Authentication App > Scan the QR code using an authenticator app > Continue > Enter 6 digit code > Continue > Done
- After the above step is complete, setup recovery codes and save them.
NOTE 1: Don't use Google Authenticator or Duo as mentioned there. Instead use a privacy respecting authenticator app. Check out recommendations, alternatives & reviews.
NOTE 2: The backup codes downloaded is required to login, if 2FA method is lost, broken or unavailable. Keep these codes somewhere safe, to prevent loss or unauthorised access. They can be stored in a password manager, in an encrypted note, or write them down somewhere safe.
Your Facebook information
Off-Facebook activity
- Clear history > Clear History
- More Options > Manage Future Activity > Manage Future Activity > Future Off-Facebook Activity > Turn Off
Privacy
Your activity
- Who can see your future posts?: Friends
- Who can see the people, Pages and lists you follow?: Friends
How people can find and contact you
- Who can see your friends list?: Friends or Only me
- Who can look you up using the email address you provided?: Only me
- Who can look you up using the phone number you provided?: Only me
- Do you want search engines outside Facebook to link to your profile? > Allow search engines outside of Facebook to link to your Profile > Turn Off
Profile and tagging
Profile
- Who can see what others post on your profile?: Friends
Tagging
- Who can see posts that you're tagged in on your profile?: Friends
Reviewing
- Review posts that you're tagged in before the post appears on your profile: On
- Review tags that people add to your posts before the tags appear on Facebook?: On
Location
Location History
- Turn on Location History for your mobile devices?: Off
Apps and websites
Remove anything you don't use
Ads
Advertisers
If any advertisers shown, click Hide Ads
Ad topics
Click See Fewer for all of them
Ad settings
- Data about your activity from partners > Use Data from Partners: Off
- Categories used to reach you > Turn Off all
- Categories used to reach you > Interest Categories and Other Categories. For both > Remove all (if too many, remove as many as you can, or do it over a period of few days)
- Ads shown off of Facebook > Off
- Social Interactions > Only me
Remove any personally identifiable info like phone numbers, email, location etc from your Facebook bio.