Facebook launches new privacy settings and privacy guide

Facebook has launched privacy settings with a whole new design. When you click on Privacy Settings you are taken to a whole new page where things seem simpler and easier to understand. The options however remain the same and  you need to play around a little to get it right. There is also a guide that has been launched to help explain all of these settings.

To understand each of these settings Facebook has got a page that explains all of this and is available here. We are also posting the guide in this post if you would like to read through it. The New Privacy page on Facebook now looks like this.

Choose Your Privacy Settings

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  Basic Directory Information

  
  

  To help real world friends find you, some basic information is open to everyone. We also suggest setting basics like hometown and interests to everyone so friends can use those to connect with you. View settings
  

  
  

  
  


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  Sharing on Facebook

  
  

  
  

  
  
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    	Everyone	Friends of Friends	Friends Only	Other
    My status, photos, and posts
    Bio and favorite quotations
    Family and relationships
    Photos and videos I'm tagged in
    Religious and political views
    Birthday
    Can comment on posts
    Email addresses and IM
    Phone numbers and address

    
    
    
    

    
    
    
    

  
  

  
  

  
  Customize settings
  

  
  

  
  This is your current setting.
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

Applications and Websites Edit your settings for using applications, games and websites.

Block Lists Edit your lists of blocked people and applications.

Controlling How You Share Learn more about your privacy on Facebook.

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