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Computer View: How to Make Your Profile Information Private in Facebook
Computer View: How to Make Your Profile Information Private in Facebook

This article will show you how to make your profile information private in Facebook.

Updated over a year ago
  1. Go to www.Facebook.com and log into your account

  2. Click your photo at the top right of Facebook

  3. Next, click on your profile photo

  4. Then, click “Edit profile”

  5. Scroll down and click “Edit Your About Info ”, then click the section you want to make private

  6. Click the privacy settings next to the chosen information

For example:

  • Click Places Lived

  • Click Public (default setting)

  • Select audience to only me or Friends

Another Example - Contact info

  • Click Contact and basic info

  • Click the lock icon

  • Select audience to only me or Friends

Recommended Setting: Only Me

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DEMO- How to Make Your Profile Information Private

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