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story teller
#1 Posted : Friday, April 26, 2013 10:32:25 AM
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Hi Wazuans,

Do you realize that Facebook is one big " public social site"..okay, when you set up your fb site, you basically expect only your fb friends to access your page..right? Wrong!

I have realized that for those who post on public sites, other people can access your private page including your pics, postings!

For those who don't believe what am saying, go to a public site like statehouse kenya and just click on any of the postings/comments..this will take you straight to the poster's page with full access.

My question to you all is how can we fully secure our fb pages so that only our friends have access?

Any techies in the house?
It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.
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masukuma
#2 Posted : Friday, April 26, 2013 11:06:40 AM
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Joined: 10/4/2006
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Location: Nairobi
story teller wrote:
Hi Wazuans,

Do you realize that Facebook is one big " public social site"..okay, when you set up your fb site, you basically expect only your fb friends to access your page..right? Wrong!

I have realized that for those who post on public sites, other people can access your private page including your pics, postings!

For those who don't believe what am saying, go to a public site like statehouse kenya and just click on any of the postings/comments..this will take you straight to the poster's page with full access.

My question to you all is how can we fully secure our fb pages so that only our friends have access?

Any techies in the house?

if it is meant to be a secret - don't post it on facebook.... secondly, there are ways to lock down facebook.... and locking it down is pretty good - however most people don't. if you click the 'kufuli' on the top right of the page - you can lock it down.
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washiku
#3 Posted : Friday, April 26, 2013 11:11:42 AM
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Joined: 5/9/2007
Posts: 13,095
story teller wrote:
Hi Wazuans,

Do you realize that Facebook is one big " public social site"..okay, when you set up your fb site, you basically expect only your fb friends to access your page..right? Wrong!

I have realized that for those who post on public sites, other people can access your private page including your pics, postings!

For those who don't believe what am saying, go to a public site like statehouse kenya and just click on any of the postings/comments..this will take you straight to the poster's page with full access.

My question to you all is how can we fully secure our fb pages so that only our friends have access?

Any techies in the house?


Its easy...just go to the security settings
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story teller
#4 Posted : Friday, April 26, 2013 11:16:26 AM
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@masukuma, thanks for for the tip. Let's say say I posted on the statehouse Kenya fb page..but I don't want anyone who wants to read my comments to also access my fb page..can you please take us all through the steps to secure the same..layman's language please..am sure this affects hundreds of thousands of fb users in Kenya!
It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.
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washiku
#5 Posted : Friday, April 26, 2013 11:20:33 AM
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story teller wrote:
@masukuma, thanks for for the tip. Let's say say I posted on the statehouse Kenya fb page..but I don't want anyone who wants to read to read my comments to also access my fb page..can you please take us all through the steps to secure the same..layman's language please..am sure this affects hundreds of thousands of fb users in Kenya!


Many tips here:

http://www.facebook.com/help/security
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Um Sayala
#6 Posted : Friday, April 26, 2013 11:21:43 AM
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story teller wrote:
@masukuma, thanks for for the tip. Let's say say I posted on the statehouse Kenya fb page..but I don't want anyone who wants to read to read my comments to also access my fb page..can you please take us all through the steps to secure the same..layman's language please..am sure this affects hundreds of thousands of fb users in Kenya!


Tell me what you posted on statehouse website before I come for you.

If you Voluntarily give the info, I will accept and move on, otherwise uko kwa rada
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washiku
#7 Posted : Friday, April 26, 2013 11:22:20 AM
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story teller
#8 Posted : Friday, April 26, 2013 11:23:02 AM
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Okay here is what i did..

When I click on the kufuli or under private settings, I see the following..

Who can se my stuff..I chose friends .. Under who can look me up, I also chose my friends.

@musukuma and @ washiku, should this do the trick? Am I secure now?
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story teller
#9 Posted : Friday, April 26, 2013 11:29:00 AM
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Um Sayala wrote:
story teller wrote:
@masukuma, thanks for for the tip. Let's say say I posted on the statehouse Kenya fb page..but I don't want anyone who wants to read to read my comments to also access my fb page..can you please take us all through the steps to secure the same..layman's language please..am sure this affects hundreds of thousands of fb users in Kenya!


Tell me what you posted on statehouse website before I come for you.

If you Voluntarily give the info, I will accept and move on, otherwise uko kwa rada


Actually, a few relatives did..
It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.
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masukuma
#10 Posted : Friday, April 26, 2013 1:12:27 PM
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Location: Nairobi
story teller wrote:
Um Sayala wrote:
story teller wrote:
@masukuma, thanks for for the tip. Let's say say I posted on the statehouse Kenya fb page..but I don't want anyone who wants to read to read my comments to also access my fb page..can you please take us all through the steps to secure the same..layman's language please..am sure this affects hundreds of thousands of fb users in Kenya!


Tell me what you posted on statehouse website before I come for you.

If you Voluntarily give the info, I will accept and move on, otherwise uko kwa rada


Actually, a few relatives did..

general priciple is that you cannot prevent people from navigating to your page - however, you can prevent people from seeing stuff on your page.
All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!
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