1. How to Select and Use Privacy Settings
EL Civics Assessment
Task 3

2. Social networking sites allow people to share messages, photos and even videos with friends and family
Signing up with a site like Facebook can connect you with many people all over the world.

3. Sharing with our friends and family online doesn’t mean we
have to give out our personal
information.
YOU control WHO sees your information
After you create an account
and make a profile, go to
Privacy Settings
Profile = a brief description of yourself

4. These are optional.
You do not have to
give this information
Basic profile information includes your name, gender, birth date and address
Your name, profile picture, gender, networks and username are available to everyone because this info is essential to helping you connect with your friends and family.
Name and profile picture help friends recognize you. Gender helps us describe you (for example, "Add her as a friend").
Networks are open to everyone so network members can see who they will be sharing information with before they choose "Friends and Networks" for any privacy settings.
Other information in this section, including hometown, activities and experiences, is open to everyone by default to help you connect with friends and get the most out of your Facebook experience.

5. If you put information about yourself on
your profile, you can decide who will be able to see it

6. There are 5 main settings that control who can see your
Facebook page:
Everyone
= Anyone on the internet
Friends of Friends
People who know
your friends =
Friends Only
= People you know
Recommended
Facebook’s recommendation =
Custom
= Your personal choices

7. These Privacy levels tell Facebook who may see your information

8. Answer: Everyone = anyone on the internet
Question: If you select Everyone from this menu, who can see your birthday?
Answer: Everyone = anyone on the internet

9. Answer: Friends Only = People you know
Question: Who can see your information
If your privacy setting is on Friends Only
Answer: Friends Only = People you know

10. Facebook suggests allowing some of your information to be seen by Everyone, some by Friends of Friends, and some by Friends Only.

11. Custom
= Your personal choices

12. Q: Who can see your Contact
information with this custom setting?
A: Only Me (your personal choice)

13. Q: Who can see this photo album?
When you see the
“lock” icon, you
can adjust your
privacy settings.
Q: Who can see this photo album?
A: Friends Only =
People I know

14. 1. What are the 5 choices for privacy settings?
Everyone, Friends of Friends, Friends Only,
Recommended, & Custom
2. What do the settings “Everyone,”
“Friends of Friends,” “Friends Only” mean?
Anyone on the internet, People your friends
know, & People you know

15. 3. How can you control who sees your
photos on Facebook?
By selecting a privacy setting for each
of your photo albums
4. What privacy setting does Facebook suggest?
Recommended
5. How do I select different privacy levels for different kinds of information?
Use the “Custom” level setting

17. Everyone
Friends of Friends
Friends Only
Recommended
Custom