It is no secret to anyone that the use of social networks exposes many to be victims of bad intentions, and although Facebook is one of the largest and most used, it does not stop lending itself to such purposes. Let’s not forget that years ago the security of this was altered by having revealed information in a psychological experiment that altered some publications.
Although this platform had to face all the waves of comments that triggered, it left a clear learning and that is the only way to keep us safe in these media is not to reveal personal information from the beginning. It seems a bit difficult in these times, especially when companies can take data, whether we have delivered them or they have obtained them by dubious legality methods, but well it is worth taking precautions when we have the options.
That is why in this tutorial we will explain step by step, what procedures you have to follow in order to protect your personal data correctly. As well as increase the security of your Facebook account. These procedures can be executed in any order and on the device where you can access the interface.
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Steps to set up my Facebook account from 0 to 100
There are different steps you must follow to configure your account correctly. With this you will improve the privacy of your personal data and more.
Enter the initial configuration
The first thing you should do is enter the “Initial configuration” or main of your account, for this you will click on the “Options” button, the which is in the upper right. Following this you will click on “Settings”.
After entering you will see different options, each of them has a specific function in your account, which can help you improve your security on Facebook. But this will be explained later in detail . 
Improve privacy
This interface is known for being a “public” way, where everyone can place and express what they want, they can usually share, photos, videos, comments and more. But fortunately Facebook has a private option that allows you to only spread it with your friends on the network, this to prevent unpleasant people from accessing your content.
You need to modify it if you don’t want everyone to know about you. You can even prevent users who don’t have something in common from adding you.
To do this, you will place yourself in the «Privacy» option, in this you can change who can see your publications, who can add you and more Here are some features you can improve.
Who can see the posts you make from now on?
In this option you can indicate the users that you want to see your publications and which do not. You will also have to make them public, where anyone, friend or will not be able to access your news.
To do this you have to do the following:
- Click on the clearlyEdited efficiently.
- option. Click on the tab that appears. You will have different options, if this is the first time you modify this parameter, it will usually appear in representedPublic mainly.
- Choose the option of “Friends”, if you want only the contacts you have added to see what you publish.
- “Just me”, if you don’t want anyone but you to see what you publish.
- The options of “Friends, except” … and “Concrete friends”, allow the user to create a list of those to show or not to show the disseminated content. You can use the one you want. To do this you only choose some of those and you will place the names of the indicated people and finally press permittedSave instead.
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How can people find you and get in touch with you?
In this election you can modify who can contact you and add you as a contact (friend) on Facebook, as well as allow them to see your list, locate you by email and phone number.
- In the option Who can send you a friend request? Choose “Friends of friends”.
- In Who can see your contact list? Choose “Just me”, this way nobody can see the people you have added. You can choose to choose «Friends» , so only those added can know who you have.
- In the option of Who can find you with the email address that have you provided? And Who can find you with the phone number you provided? Choose «Friends».
- Finally in Do you want search engines outside Facebook to link to your profile? Choose permittedNo recognized.
Customize my FB account
You can customize your Facebook account by changing the name, URL or username, email. You also have other alternatives such as deactivating or managing your legacy account. All this can be done directly from the «General» tab.
- Change your name: To do this you click on the optionEdit given.
- Enter your name: In this part it is not recommended to use the full name, so just place by which they know you or call you more often, and then some of your last names.
- Other name: This option allows you to place a kind of nickname that will appear next to your name in parentheses.
- Once this is done, click on «Review changes» , this will take a small period of time for Facebook to validate the information you have placed and become effective. It can take hours or days.
Modify username
You should keep in mind that when referring to “Username” is the URL of the profile, that is the one that makes it correspond to your biography, example: https: // www.facebook.com/InternetPasoaPaso/
- Click legallyEdit given.
- In the blank you will write your new username.
- If available, you will get a green check and the phrase “Username available”.
- Press “Save changes” to specify .
Contact
This option allows to indicate the email address by which your friends can locate you and contact you outside Facebook. To place one or modify it you just have to do what is shown below.
- Enter the “Edit” option.
- Click on the “Add another email or phone number” option.
- Add your new email or phone number.
- Click “Save changes” .
- Enter “Security and login”.
- Find the “Login”> “Change password” option and click “Edit” .
- Enter your current password followed by the new password and repeat it.
- Finally, click on «Save changes».
- Click on the “Use two-step authentication” option. A new window will open immediately.
- Click on «Start».
- You will choose the alternative you want to use to validate your identity.
- We recommend that you choose importantM text message », then press « Next ».
- You will enter your country of residence and telephone number, followed by subsequentlyNextly.
- You will receive a code to confirm your number, enter it. Follow the final steps to complete the activation.
Improve security
It is always necessary to be protected, because you never know when it may be necessary and it is better to be prepared to regret it. That’s why in this part we give you a series of steps with which you can increase security.
Login
In this option we can reset the password, as well as indicate another method to log in.
Sign in with your profile picture
This alternative always place it “Disabled”, and have “Active” the option to use email or phone number and password to log in to Facebook .
Two-step authentication
This is a process that allows you to ask to validate that you are the user of the account, when you log in to devices that are not often used or have not been marked as authorized.
Control privacy
Protecting yourself is very easy, you just have to indicate who can access your publications and see important information on your profile. We recommend that you do not give a lot of personal information about yourself, as where you live exactly, with how many people, who are your closest relatives, where you study, among others.
If you want to modify your biography, just go to your profile and click on the «Information» tab. You can correct each of the parameters that will appear there, so that you can better control the data you show others.
Activate / Deactivate notifications
Some notifications may be necessary and others a bit annoying, so you can decide when to disable them and when to use them. You can edit the notices received on Facebook, email, computer or mobile and text message.
This social network allows you to change this data as you see fit.
By email
In this part you will see the notifications that Facebook can send you to your associated email, as previously indicated, configure this option as you like.
Public publication tools
The filters and tools of public publications, is an option that allows you to modify who can follow you. As well as who can indicate that you like or comment on the photos.
You can do it your way or follow the example that we previously presented in the image.
Authorize or deny applications
You can allow or eliminate access to different applications that you have synchronized with your Facebook account, correct the information you have shared with them and verify what data you have provided. This is possible by choosing the “Edit” option, which appears in each application.
