There are some changes in the wind and it’s best to be prepared…

Facebook’s latest scheme – to share your private data with anybody they want, whether or not you agree ahead of time to let them do so.

That’s according to a Facebook blog post this week that’s a clear attempt to head off another potential PR nightmare stemming from increasing privacy concerns surrounding the world’s largest social network. Source: Facebook’s Latest Scheme: Give Your Private Data to Anyone They Want | Twittown

Check your settings right away!

Facebook recently announced some forthcoming changes to its terms of service that mean it might be worth another look at your privacy settings.

The new privacy policy means that Facebook can share your details with “Pre-approved third-party websites and applications”. Now, you might be totally fine with this but many people still think of Facebook as a ‘walled garden’ and aren’t aware that Facebook set much of their information as available to ‘Everyone’ a few months back with a slightly confusing privacy wizard that users were asked to complete.

With this in mind, it’s well worth another look at your privacy settings. There are a lot of options to check through, so here are some less obvious ones you might miss… Source: 5 Facebook Privacy Settings You Should Check Right Now

You’ll have to go to the source for the settings you need to change…

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