Issue link: http://digital.copcomm.com/i/297225
My privacy settings seem to change, and I don't remember changing them. Am I doing something wrong? Facebook rolls out upgrades to the site regu- larly — they're rolling out another one right now, in fact. Some of us are already seeing a whole new Facebook, while others still see the same news feed we have done since the rollout of "Timeline." Often when these changes are made, privacy settings go back to the original default settings — which means content you'd previously only shared with friends might now suddenly be public. This isn't always the case, but why take the risk? It's best to regularly check your privacy set- tings, at least every few months. What you can do about it: Click on the lock icon on the right of the blue navigation bar at the top of the page. Go through each section and make sure you're comfortable with the selections. I've read that Facebook "owns" my photos and can use them for advertising. Is that true, and what can I do to prevent it? Yes, if you do not take action, advertisers are given free rein to use your profile image to promote their product, services or beliefs in your friends' news feeds. What you can do about it: Go to Privacy Settings > Ads > Ads & Friends, and select "No One." I want to follow my family and friends, but different people keep coming up in my news feed. Why is this happening and how can I stop it? Unfortunately, this is part of Facebook's new strategy to make the site more "social" and attract more advertising revenue. And this makes a quick check-in of Facebook increasingly more frustrating for the average user. Face- book doesn't make it easy to avoid these "sponsored" or "suggested posts" because they're now part of our news feeds rather than just small, right-column ads. What you can do about it: There is one way to stop advertising posts from entering your news feed again, but only on a page-by-page basis. Click on the blue arrow next to the post you don't want to see and select "Hide all." My advice: Just keep scrolling and don't click on the advertised links. Hopefully, if advertisers don't get the number of "click-throughs" they were hoping for, this advertising fad will go away (unlikely, but one can hope). Know & Tell www.cta.org 11 A P R I L 2 0 1 4 Educator 04 Apr 2014 v2.3 int.indd 11 4/15/14 12:04 AM