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Post by missysauter on Jan 25, 2016 22:22:01 GMT
I will be going out job hunting soon. I'm not sure if potential employers look people up on Facebook or not. I thought my security was set to "Friends" only, but I had one of my daughter's friends look me up and she was able to see everything. Any suggestions on how to tighten this up for privacy? Thanks!
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Post by annabella on Jan 25, 2016 22:34:51 GMT
I just looked you up, same user name, and I only see your profile pics and cover photos. Your page is locked down.
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Post by Zee on Jan 25, 2016 22:35:30 GMT
Maybe you have pics and stuff set to "friends of friends", because that's really the only way she can see your stuff other than your profile and cover photos. Certain things you "liked" may still show up. When you go into your settings and privacy, there is a button to click to see what others (not your friends) see when they go onto your page. You can check there to see what's visible publicly. I find it easier to google my specific problem rather than wading through all of FB's FAQs section, so that's how I usually fix any FB issues. Here's another tip: If you get a new job, and a co-worker you don't want to be friends with sends you a friend request but it would be too awkward to outright ignore it, set them to "restricted" when you first accept the request. Then they can only see whatever you post as "public", and your cover and profile photos. That came in very handy for me recently.  I think he just thinks I'm not on FB very often, heh |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2016 22:35:53 GMT
I will be going out job hunting soon. I'm not sure if potential employers look people up on Facebook or not. I thought my security was set to "Friends" only, but I had one of my daughter's friends look me up and she was able to see everything. Any suggestions on how to tighten this up for privacy? Thanks! You must have it set to "friends of friends". You need to change it to friends |
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Post by jennyap on Jan 25, 2016 22:39:03 GMT
You can see what your page looks like to the public, if you're on a PC go the padlock symbol at the top (right of notifications). Choose the Who Can See My Stuff option, the under What do other people see on my Timeline? choose View As. This shows you your page as anyone who isn't a friend or friend of a friend would see it. You can get to all the other privacy settings from there too, including restricting future or past posts, and who can search for you.
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Post by missysauter on Jan 25, 2016 22:43:22 GMT
I just looked you up, same user name, and I only see your profile pics and cover photos. Your page is locked down. Thanks! Maybe my daughter's friend was able to see things that I had tagged my daughter in since they're friends. |
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Post by hop2 on Jan 25, 2016 23:00:43 GMT
You can also change your name on FB to not your full name and it not your correct spelling. This is what my neice ended up doing because she still felt wary since she's a newly graduated teacher. She has colleagues who got reprimanded for pics showing up with a beer or wine behind them in a photo, no way to even tell if it's theirs. So she sort of took the last letter off of her first name and mushed it together with her nickname so it appears as a totally different name and she mis spelled her last name - harder to find.
So pretend her name is Alicia Patricia smith she would be on FB as Alipat Smyth
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Post by corinne11 on Jan 26, 2016 5:34:18 GMT
You can also change your name on FB to not your full name and it not your correct spelling. This is what my neice ended up doing because she still felt wary since she's a newly graduated teacher. She has colleagues who got reprimanded for pics showing up with a beer or wine behind them in a photo, no way to even tell if it's theirs. So she sort of took the last letter off of her first name and mushed it together with her nickname so it appears as a totally different name and she mis spelled her last name - harder to find. So pretend her name is Alicia Patricia smith she would be on FB as Alipat Smyth We have many young/new teachers at our school who do this in order to be harder to find by students or parents. However, lots of our teachers friend nearly everyone on staff and MOST of us (who don't have photos of us partying etc) are under our real names. I certainly am as my page is locked down and my profile pictures are nothing I wouldn't post on the door to my classroom. This means that any parent or student who looks up several teachers will no doubt work out that Alipat Smyth is Alicia Smith by just looking at their photos through their friends list. Hardly anyone I know has their friends list blocked to the public. And I have to say that although I am NOT friends with many of them I can still see many of their status updates and photos. You just need to be extra careful as a teacher posting on Facebook - you never know who is friends with who! I have an old school friend who often posts family pictures which include her niece who is a student at my school.
Corinne
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Post by ExpatBackHome on Jan 26, 2016 6:03:33 GMT
Change your name on Facebook. You can spell your name backwards so no searches can be done. I would also consider changing your picture to something generic.
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Post by meeko77 on Jan 26, 2016 6:08:10 GMT
I see a lot of people drop their last name off and just go by their first and middle name to avoid people finding them. I would also triple check that your profile is set to friends only. Of course, always be careful what you post. Nothing stops a friend from screen shots. It seems far-fetched, but it's happened.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2016 12:04:54 GMT
You can also change your name on FB to not your full name and it not your correct spelling. This is what my neice ended up doing because she still felt wary since she's a newly graduated teacher. She has colleagues who got reprimanded for pics showing up with a beer or wine behind them in a photo, no way to even tell if it's theirs. So she sort of took the last letter off of her first name and mushed it together with her nickname so it appears as a totally different name and she mis spelled her last name - harder to find. So pretend her name is Alicia Patricia smith she would be on FB as Alipat Smyth My aunt's profile is her middle name and maiden name. She's 70 and retired. She said she didn't want just anyone to be able to find her. Her profile picture is one of her dogs. She refuses to use a person. |
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Post by mallie on Jan 26, 2016 12:33:48 GMT
Yes, employers routinely check FB these days. I was talking to a retail manager the other day and she said she always checks. For a retail job that pays minimum wage. She said that if she sees pics of drunkenness or drug use or posts talking about getting drunk and the FB page is open, she figures the person is dumb and she doesn't want dummies working for her.
I also know plenty of people who would not hire someone based on their political views.
So lock down FB.
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Post by SnowWhite on Jan 26, 2016 16:01:37 GMT
Change your name on Facebook. You can spell your name backwards so no searches can be done. I would also consider changing your picture to something generic. This isn't a bad idea, a lot of women I know have their FB pages with only their first and middle names (no last), but before you do this, make sure the email address you used to sign up for your account is not the same email address you gave potential employers as you can search by email. I keep a hotmail account, that I never login to, just for FB and other social media accounts. I don't need all that crap cluttering my real email inbox and it's an address no one knows. |
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Post by whopea on Jan 26, 2016 18:05:22 GMT
You can also change your name on FB to not your full name and it not your correct spelling. This is what my neice ended up doing because she still felt wary since she's a newly graduated teacher. She has colleagues who got reprimanded for pics showing up with a beer or wine behind them in a photo, no way to even tell if it's theirs. So she sort of took the last letter off of her first name and mushed it together with her nickname so it appears as a totally different name and she mis spelled her last name - harder to find. So pretend her name is Alicia Patricia smith she would be on FB as Alipat Smyth We have many young/new teachers at our school who do this in order to be harder to find by students or parents. However, lots of our teachers friend nearly everyone on staff and MOST of us (who don't have photos of us partying etc) are under our real names. I certainly am as my page is locked down and my profile pictures are nothing I wouldn't post on the door to my classroom. This means that any parent or student who looks up several teachers will no doubt work out that Alipat Smyth is Alicia Smith by just looking at their photos through their friends list. Hardly anyone I know has their friends list blocked to the public. And I have to say that although I am NOT friends with many of them I can still see many of their status updates and photos. You just need to be extra careful as a teacher posting on Facebook - you never know who is friends with who! I have an old school friend who often posts family pictures which include her niece who is a student at my school.
Corinne
In addition to that, facial recognition software is so good, it doesn't matter. The best bet is to do what is suggested above - post nothing that wouldn't go on the door of a classroom. That's what we tell our kids, so it should be appropriate for those who teach them. |
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Post by annabella on Jan 26, 2016 18:11:11 GMT
I see a lot of people drop their last name off and just go by their first and middle name to avoid people finding them. I would also triple check that your profile is set to friends only. Of course, always be careful what you post. Nothing stops a friend from screen shots. It seems far-fetched, but it's happened. I know a few people who do this. At my company's holiday party I met a guy who is a friend of my neighbor (who was my guest). He later sent me a facebook friend request. He later ran into my co-worker at another event and told her he "knew" me. We met once briefly! She didn't know who I was so he pulled out his phone to show him. I was pissed because I like to keep my privacy from my co-workers so I promptly deleted him. |
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Post by myboysnme on Jan 26, 2016 20:40:12 GMT
I don't even have friends of friends as an option anymore. I have friends or public. That's it.
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Post by Sparki on Jan 26, 2016 21:48:22 GMT
Keep in mind that some companies request access to your social media, and refusal is grounds for termination, or not getting hired.
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Post by KikiPea on Jan 26, 2016 22:39:36 GMT
Keep in mind that some companies request access to your social media, and refusal is grounds for termination, or not getting hired. Which is totally fine with me. They have no right to see what goes on in my private life outside their doors. |
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Post by freebird on Jan 26, 2016 22:44:49 GMT
Keep in mind that some companies request access to your social media, and refusal is grounds for termination, or not getting hired. I always wondered, if you change your name to first/middle or spell it in a weird way, could you just deny you even have facebook? Not like they'll know. Just don't be a dumbass and talk about facebook at work. probably wouldn't work for a small town where everyone knows each other. |
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Post by lisacharlotte on Jan 26, 2016 22:45:46 GMT
Keep in mind that some companies request access to your social media, and refusal is grounds for termination, or not getting hired. Yeah, I'm not working for any company that want access to my Facebook. |
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Post by daisydonna on Jan 26, 2016 23:04:31 GMT
You can deactivate your account for a while. It still keeps your Facebook profile etc but it "disappears" from everyone. And then you can turn it back on and off as often as you want. Just an idea.
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I think he just thinks I'm not on FB very often, heh
