Comments on: How Far Do You Go to Reduce Drama and Protect Your Privacy on Facebook?

By: Bobbi Newman

Bobbi Newman — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:05:10 +0000

Lauren I’ve had that same thought and concern when a friend’s activity on a non-friend’s page shows up in the Top News feed. I need to investigate further. I sort of assumed that the non-friend didn’t have their privacy settings tight enough but next time I see it will click through and check out what I can see on their profile.

By: Bobbi Newman

Bobbi Newman — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:02:32 +0000

yep I thought I was extreme until I read this lol. It amazing how people will find ways to make the tools work for them in the way they need.

By: annavan

annavan — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:36:27 +0000

wow. the deactivating is pretty extreme. i always have my "chat" off -- and i def. delete all my activity [who i've friended, what i've "liked," etc.] even tho i know it goes to the my friends' feeds anyway, i see no reason for it to be "permanent" or automatically added to my wall.

By: Lauren Dodd

Lauren Dodd — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:02:59 +0000

I never thought of deactivating frequently – that’s really interesting. I, too, delete all recent activity updates. I still hate that they took that privacy setting away – what would it have hurt to keep it?

One thing I wish I had control of (maybe this is where deactivating would be helpful?) is knowing when my posts appear in Top News, and how to stop it. Most of them I don’t care, but I’ve noticed that in Top News I can see where my friends have posted on complete strangers’ walls (or liked their posts) – people I’m not friends with or have a relation to in any way. That makes me think that people can see posts of mine on non-mutual friends’ walls as well — which means I really have no privacy even though FB would like me to believe that I do.