Questions tagged [facebook-privacy]
For questions regarding the privacy of personal information on Facebook.
32 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
5
votes
0
answers
2k
views
"Can't send request" Facebook Problem
When I want to add people outside my country, 9/10 times I get the Pop-Up saying:
"Can't send request
It looks like you may not know this person. Send requests to people who you know personally ...
- 51
3
votes
1
answer
92
views
Can "Watching now" be disabled?
I was watching a snooker game live stream on Facebook and noticed a FB friend being displayed as (also) Watching now:
They also mention it in the comments next to the video (which scrolls out of view ...
user55949
2
votes
0
answers
3k
views
Why can I not see a mutual friend on one facebook users profile, but I can on another?
Me and my bf have about 16 mutual friends. I am aware he has his account settings to hide his friends list. Now, there are a few users that I know whom are not on my friends list, but they are on my ...
- 21
2
votes
0
answers
62
views
FriendA and FriendB are also friends with each other. Can FriendB see if FriendA likes/comments a post meant for FriendA only?
I tried to find existing answer but could not find the exact situation. I would like to know how Facebook will behave in the following case:
A, a friend of mine
B, a friend of mine
C, a friend of A, ...
- 21
2
votes
0
answers
3k
views
How to hide from the public "comments and likes from friends" underneath my Facebook cover photo
My Facebook friends list is set to "friends only" so the public cannot see this. They can, however, see who SOME of my friends are by viewing the comments and likes from friends underneath my cover ...
- 161
2
votes
0
answers
173
views
Automatically not allow tag for certain friend
I have an overzealous friend on Facebook who always takes random pictures and tags me in them. Is there an automatic way to prevent having him tag me?
If I am actually in a picture, is there a way ...
- 3,528
2
votes
0
answers
360
views
How to block certain people from seeing events I created
In Facebook, is there a way to:
Block certain friends from seeing an event I created?
Block certain non-friends from seeing the event I created?
- 3,528
2
votes
1
answer
1k
views
How do I stop Facebook from suggesting my friends join my closed Facebook groups?
How to make my closed Facebook groups not show in "proposed"?
My friend can see closed groups where I am a member.
1
vote
0
answers
24
views
Deactivation and Reactivation affects the day that you block that person?
if the blocked person deactivated their account, and when they reactivated it, will it change the date you blocked them?
- 11
1
vote
0
answers
18
views
Facebook and Instagram Integration Error
I have an integration error between my facebook and instagram.
Tt is causing me to be locked out of instagram. My facebook and instagram are linked, but the 2FA between them is not correct. My ...
1
vote
0
answers
191
views
How does Facebook know which websites I've visited and what technology does it use to do so?
I've been using Facebook for quite a while and have noticed that it keeps an eye on my browsing habits. Facebook also recommends me videos and other content based on my locality. I use Facebook only ...
- 11
1
vote
0
answers
96
views
Is it possible not to show to public your real name on Facebook?
I have to sign up with my real first, last names but do I have to show them to public on Facebook? Is there way to not let people see your real identity, may be separate public page or something? And ...
- 11
1
vote
0
answers
624
views
How long does it take for Facebook to verify a new account?
I made a Facebook account for mom on April 24th and on the same day it got disabled. I used the same name, surname and birthday that is in her ID. The next day (25th of April) I saw that they were ...
- 11
1
vote
0
answers
446
views
Can Facebook group admins see the location of people who contact them to join their group?
I messaged a group admin requesting to join their private group and the admin was able to see my location (albeit it wasn't my actual location because I was using company server).
I was using my ...
- 111
1
vote
0
answers
83
views
How can I download my own video I uploaded to Facebook to my hard drive?
I have the link of the video in my storyteller. But whenever site I paste the link I'm getting error say "the video might be private and not public".
But I never set it to private. Any way to ...
- 111
1
vote
0
answers
65
views
Delete all data on Facebook without having an account
From the latest updates to security and data-protection there is now a way to delete all private data a company such as Facebook has collected together with the ability to get the collected data.
I ...
1
vote
0
answers
70
views
Stop specific people (or everyone) from getting notifications when I post a comment on or like a page's post on facebook
Is this possible?
If I'm posting a comment reply to someone on a news story, I don't necessarily want it to be going out to my friends; they're not interested in my ramblings or opinions on current ...
- 61
1
vote
0
answers
315
views
Hide friending activity from Timeline by default
Whenever I get a new friend on Facebook, a new entry appears in Activity Log with a pencil icon. Clicking this pencil icon reveals that it is "Allowed on Timeline". I would like to make it "Hidden ...
- 8,844
1
vote
0
answers
92
views
How do I allow getting Facebook event invitations from the general public?
I don't see anything in the privacy settings that would prevent people from inviting me to events. Some people say they cannot invite me to events as my name is not populating, even though we are part ...
- 851
1
vote
0
answers
339
views
How to stop strangers sending me event invites in Facebook?
I relocated and some requests are too country-specific. I am looking for a way to block all requests to other countries. I can only block events from my friends but not from non-friends, strangers and ...
- 121
1
vote
0
answers
53
views
"Photos of Jonathan" missing while 'viewing as public'
When I look at my Facebook photos via "View as Public" I notice I don't have the Photos of Jonathan tab. I only have the Jonathan's Photos and the Albums tab. I browsed some profiles and noticed some ...
- 187
1
vote
0
answers
1k
views
How can you remove a Facebook “Community” Page?
A while back, my friend put my name as the name of the university he attended on Facebook as a joke. Facebook automatically created a community page for the 'university' but he doesn't see a delete ...
- 133
1
vote
0
answers
412
views
How to make Facebook likes private?
I know there's a way to hide what I like from my newsfeed and hide my activity log, but to illustrate my question...
Say I am friends with Joe and Nancy but they're not mutual friends. If I like Joe’...
- 11
1
vote
1
answer
710
views
Has "seen by" been removed from Facebook
Has Facebook recently removed "seen by" from groups. Our Private group has 102 members and the last post that I could see "seen by was Sept 21, 2024. Prior to this I was always able to ...
0
votes
0
answers
50
views
Why does Facebook show mutual friends on some profiles but not on others?
On Facebook, I encountered an issue where I can see a mutual friend on one person's profile but not on another's. I'm friends with 'A', and 'A' is friends with both 'B' and 'C'. When I view 'B's ...
0
votes
0
answers
5k
views
Automated Facebook friend requests
My father has a Facebook account he barely uses, which I can't even find on google or Facebook. He changed his privacy settings a few days ago. Before everyone could send a friend request, now only ...
- 121
0
votes
0
answers
81
views
Does turning off facial recognition remove (or prevent the creation of) facial templates
As I understand, facebook's facial recognition creates a facial template for each user based on their photos. Does disabling facial recognition suggestions either delete existing templates or prevent ...
- 275
0
votes
0
answers
3k
views
Last Active on Facebook without any mobile session
It's been a long since I removed all my Facebook App for Android. However I still can see "last seen" timestamp. How? I have two FB accounts, A and B.
A -> chat turned off, no app sessions in Secury ...
- 123
0
votes
1
answer
24
views
What are Facebook lists that can be "followed"?
On Facebook, under Settings -> Privacy -> Your Activity, there is an option called "Who can see the people, Pages and lists you follow?"
What is a list, and what does it mean to "...
- 762
-1
votes
0
answers
15
views
Post on a public Facebook group without notifying friends
I am aware that Facebook shows your comments on friends' news feeds / timelines, even if they don't follow the group or page the comment was left on, as long as the comment is publicly accessible to ...
- 1,188
-1
votes
1
answer
7k
views
If I change the privacy of a photo on Facebook from "Only Me" to "Friends", will my friends get notified about it?
If I change the privacy of a photo on Facebook from "Only Me" to "Friends", will my friends get notified about it?
What can I do if I don't want them to be notified?
-1
votes
1
answer
824
views
Cannot log in to Facebook Account - No way to contact support
So I can't log in to Facebook and have no way of contacting Facebook support for help -
I'm developing a Facebook app using calls to their API for a job/interview test. So, I created the app on my ...
- 99