New Facebook Privacy Settings??? Help!?

[Chris]

I have just deleted my account and am trying to make a new one but the privacy settings have changed! On my old account if someone outside of my friends list looked at my profile all they saw was my name, profile picture and an option to add me as a friend or send a message.

I've been on the 'privacy settings' page and can't seem to figure it out. Now everyone who looks for me can see all of my photos, wall post and friends list. How do I hide all of this?

[Cry Baby Obama]

Facebook recently premiered an overhaul of their site. Facebook users will observe changes in the location of all of their applications, the news feed and their profile. The new Facebook makes it super simple to change your privacy settings. Keeping yourself protected on the Internet is an important part of have an online profile. By knowing and customizing your privacy settings, you will ensure that your information stays private.

Difficulty:EasyInstructions
Things You'll Need
Internet connection
Facebook account
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Log into your Facebook account. If you haven't seen the new Facebook, spend sometime getting familiar with all the changes. On your homepage click on "Settings" on the upper right hand corner of the page. A drop down menu will open. Click privacy settings.

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From the privacy settings screen, adjust the settings on your profile, search, news feed and applications. To change your personal information click "Profile." On this page there will be a series of drop down menus and settings controlling such things as who you want to see your profile or basic info. Choose what you want, such as anyone or only friends. To keep your profile really secure choose only friends for each. To get even more specific click the contact information tab. This section controls who can see your contact information.

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To edit the Facebook search, click "Search" on the many privacy settings page. Here you can edit who can search you and how they can search you. Click public search if you want your Facebook account to appear in a search engine. You can also edit what a person can see when they search you. Change these settings to your desire.

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To control what you see on the news feed click, the news feed on the privacy settings main page. Click the box next to what you want to make published on your news feed. If you want people to see what you wrote on a friend's wall check that box. Choose what you want to be public or uncheck any box if you don't want that information displayed.

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To edit your applications, click on applications in the privacy settings. The first page is an overview of applications and what is displayed on your profile when you add an application. To edit these just click the settings tab to control what is published when you add an application.