Google takes a page from Facebook
One of the reasons I quit Facebook was the lack of control over my own data. I’d go in to my privacy settings and carefully set them to “private” the way I wanted them, only
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Managing your privacy on Facebook
Facebook’s privacy settings can be managed in a very detailed manner, but setting them up correctly can be confusing to new members. It is not at all obvious that you have any control over what people see of your personal information.
Put your friends into lists
To get started with taking back control over your personal life, take a moment to consider what privacy levels you might need. There may be items you may be comfortable with your family seeing but not friends, and vice-versa, such as photos of yourself uploaded by your friends. You’ll be grouping people into lists that will allow or prevent them to see specific items. Typical lists you might consider making would be “family”, “friends”, “acquaintances”, “coworkers”, “party animals”, etc.
Click “All Friends” under the Friends menu in the blue stripe up top.
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