class=”wp_keywordlink”> Facebook Users can not prevent their profiles are searchable by the search for her name in the future. The social network from a function that such a blanket setting for the search within Facebook so far allowed.
Even last December, the company had taken all these settings option, which they had not noticed until then. Now it is true also of all those who had the feature enabled aware – according to Facebook only “a small percentage” of its 1.15 billion monthly active users. Those concerned should be made aware of the upcoming change in the coming weeks.
feature was completely out of date, Facebook’s Chief Privacy Officer Michael Richter reasons for its complete removal in a blog entry. It originates from a time when Facebook was a simple directory with profiles. Anyway, it could not prevent others could find a roundabout way to own timeline -. Clicked by some of the names in a news feed entry or on the timeline of a mutual friend
The setting also have Facebook’s search function can sometimes “break” appear. Apparently the feature was introduced in January particular graph Search in the way, to help the members of the social network to find people, photos, places and interests that other Facebook users are important. It has recently been extended to entries and status updates Facebooks Graph-Search, which can easily forgotten items come to light long ago. For German users, however it is still only available when using the U.S. language version.
now possible with Graph Search Search makes it aloud Facebook manager judges even more important to have control over the privacy by deciding what is shared or not: “The best way to control what people can see about you page by choosing the target group for the individual things that you share. “
[with material from Jennifer Van Grove, News.com]
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