Sunday, November 23, 2014

How to disable autotagging on Facebook

Facebook's privacy controls are present but may not be set to your liking. Take control of who can tag you in posts and media.


If you have friends who love to upload pictures to Facebook, chances are that you get tagged pretty often. But sometimes you don't want others to be able to share pictures of you without prior permission. By default, Facebook lets friends tag you in posts, in photos that look like you, and check you in to places that you haven't visited. Here's how to put a stop to any (or all) of these tag-happy features:
Step 1.Nicole Cozma/CNET
Step 1: Click the arrow in the top right-hand corner of Facebook on the Web and choose Settings.
Steps 2 and 3.Nicole Cozma/CNET
Step 2: Choose Timeline and Tagging from the left-hand menu.
Step 3: In the third section of text, you adjust the settings for reviewing tags, who can see those tags, and whether or not you should appear in tag suggestions for photos.

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