How to Make It Harder for People to Find You on Facebook

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Limit who can look you up.. Hide your profile from search engines.. Restrict the people who can contact you or add you.

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1

Limit who can look you up.

Step 1

Limit who can look you up.

2

Hide your profile from search engines.

Step 2

Hide your profile from search engines.

3

Restrict the people who can contact you or add you.

Step 3

Restrict the people who can contact you or add you.

4

Limit all connections to friends only.

Step 4

Limit all connections to friends only.

5

Eliminate leaks through friends.

Step 5

Eliminate leaks through friends.

6

Block problematic users.

Step 6

Block problematic users.

7

Remove connections to workplaces, schools, and towns.

Step 7

Remove connections to workplaces, schools, and towns.

8

Share content with friends only.

Step 8

Share content with friends only.

9

Check privacy on old photos.

Step 9

Check privacy on old photos.

10

Restrict tagging.

Step 10

Restrict tagging.

11

Disable checking in.

Step 11

Disable checking in.

12

Use an alternate name.

Step 12

Use an alternate name.

13

Get login notifications.

Step 13

Get login notifications.

14

Create a complicated password.

Step 14

Create a complicated password.

15

Change your password regularly.

Step 15

Change your password regularly.

16

Enable two-factor authentication.

Step 16

Enable two-factor authentication.

17

Check your connected apps.

Step 17

Check your connected apps.

18

Deny targeted advertising.

Step 18

Deny targeted advertising.

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