Methods and/or means to allow users to better control access to their data used by a web app
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Changing privacy settings of a Facebook Group from secret to public
How do I make the privacy of a Facebook Group that is currently set to "secret" as "public"?
I first created this group but could not make it public due to the business nature. I want to make it ...
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11answers
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Turning off Google search results indirection
In Google search results, in Firefox or Chrome, I get URLs that go through Google and not directly to the target site. For example, at
http://www.google.com/search?q=foo
the first result is
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4answers
715 views
Is it possible to stop people from associating things with me on Facebook without my permission?
On Facebook, it's possible by default for someone's friends to tag him in a photo without his permission. Is there any way for a user to stop his friends from doing that, or to at least require his ...
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Can my Google+ contacts know in which circle I put them?
Is there any way for my contacts to know whether I have put them in circle "Close friends" or "Annoying acquaintances" ?
In Facebook, groups can be public. I could not see that directly on Google+, ...
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8answers
210k views
How to disable “Seen by” in Facebook chat?
Recently, when several people chat together, I can see Seen by xyz appearing when one of the participants sees the last message.
It can be convenient, but it is also a form of privacy invasion.
How ...
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1answer
7k views
How do I stop someone from seeing me on Facebook Chat?
I like Facebook Chat, but I want to hide from specific people. Is there an easy way to do this?
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2answers
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Tool to bulk remove Facebook status updates
Is there any tool/webapp out there that will let me bulk delete past status updates?
The only solution I have found so far is going back manually and deleting them one by one.
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1answer
2k views
Facebook : Photos tab not visible in profile to 'Everyone'
For a personal account, I've set the privacy of all albums to 'Everyone', but still the Photos tab is not visible for people who are not 'Friends'. Direct links to the album are accessible, but the ...
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8answers
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How to use GPG with Gmail?
I would like to read and write GPG encrypted mails within Gmail. I found FireGPG, but the support for Gmail has been discontinued (and I am using Google Chrome as a browser).
What is the most ...
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3answers
100k views
How can I make my Facebook profile completely private?
How can I make my Facebook profile completely private?
I don't want people to be able to see cover photos or my Facebook photo profile.
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2answers
426 views
What are the recommended privacy settings for Facebook?
I hear a lot about the default privacy settings on Facebook being too open and that third parties can get hold of my private information. What can I do to lock down my account so that only the people ...
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4answers
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Where can I find a paste service with (client side) encryption?
I want to:
paste / edit a text snippet online
encrypt that snippet in my browser
store that snippet online
tell some of my folks about the url to the snippet AND the passphrase
are there services ...
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6answers
27k views
How can I follow someone on Twitter without them knowing?
Is it possible to follow someone on Twitter without them knowing?
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3answers
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Does Google read my email?
I'm considering getting a Gmail account. I've always been hesitant about privacy with Google, though, and especially with the new privacy policy (which is hard to understand), I have some questions:
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1answer
4k views
How can I reset all public posts to be friends-only?
I recently found that despite my default posting privacy level being "friends" all of my recent posts are "public". Is there some way I can quickly move these posts back to "friends" or otherwise ...
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4answers
136 views
What sort of mechanisms are used by Web applications to track my actions?
I am concerned about my privacy. I have read in multiple websites and forums that it is very common for Web applications to track my activities. However, I have no clear idea of the actual ...
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2answers
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Who is looking at my Facebook profile or pictures?
Can a Facebook application or anyone track that information? Some applications advertise this feature. I'm not sure whether I can trust them.
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2answers
4k views
Facebook “friend list” members unable to post on wall
Prior to a lot of the privacy redesign changes that have been going on with Facebook, I had a specific set of friends grouped into a friend list. For this list, I restricted access so that these ...
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2answers
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Prioritize Facebook privacy between lists that are locked and not locked
I can set privacy settings no problem but I cannot find any reference to priority of privacy settings in Facebook.
That is, I have someone in a locked down list I also want to add them to a ...
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1answer
620 views
List based privacy setting in Facebook
I am able to create lists in Facebook. Is it possible to apply a set of privacy setting for each list?
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1answer
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anonymous links in email?
I've received a spam claimed to be sent from one of my friends' email (well I'm sure he didn't send it).
What exactly would be the implications of clicking the link?
What's the worse that could ...
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1answer
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Privacy setting on Facebook for downloading pictures?
Facebook recently moved me to the new image viewer, which shows a download link below every picture.
With this download link it is possible to download full-resolution original images. I suppose the ...
