This is important to do, especially to keep your kids out of reach of pedophiles, and you out of reach of evil-doers.
Do immediately!!!! Facebook launched Facebook Places yesterday. Anyone can find out where you are when you are logged in. It gives the actual address & map location of where you are as you use Facebook. Make sure your kids know. TO UNDO: go to”Account”, “Account Settings”, …”Notifications”, then scroll down to “Places” …& uncheck the 2 boxes. Make sure to save changes & re-post this!!!
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Then you have to do these steps additionally:
To shut off Facebook Places, here’s how to do it:
First, go to the pull-down “Account” tab on the top right of your Facebook homepage. From there, click on “Privacy Settings” and then look under “Sharing on Facebook.… ” Click on “Everyone” and then click on “Customize Settings,” which is slightly below in blue. Then click on “Places I Check Into,” and check “Custom.” Then under the pull-down tab, “These People”, click on “Only Me” and hit “Save.”
In that same area, you’ll want to make sure that “People Here Now” is not enabled.
OK, you’re part way there. Now, you’ll need to go back and take a few more steps. Here’s what you should do:
Go back to the “Account” pull-down on the top right of the page and click on “Privacy Settings.” Next, scroll down to bottom of the page and under “Applications and Web Sites,” click on “Edit Your Settings.” Then, under “Info Accessible Through Your Friends,” click on “Edit Settings.” At that point, make sure “Places I check Into” is not checked.
