How to configure Facebook in Spanish and improve my privacy on the social network? step by step guide

It is no secret to anyone that the use of social networks exposes many to being the victim of bad intentions, and although Facebook is one of the largest and most used, it does not stop being used for such purposes. Let’s not forget that years ago the security of this was altered for having revealed information in a psychological experiment that altered some posts.

Despite the fact that this platform had to face all the waves of comments that it triggered, it left a clear learning and that is that the only way to stay safe in these media is to not reveal personal information in the first place. It seems a bit difficult these days, even more so when companies can take data, whether we have given it to them or they have obtained it by methods of dubious legality, but well it pays to take precautions when we have the options.

That is why in this tutorial we are going to explain step by step what procedures you have to follow in order to properly protect your personal data. 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 enter the interface.

Steps to set my Facebook account from 0 to 100

There are different steps that you must follow in order to correctly set up your account. With this you will be able to improve the privacy of your personal data and more.

Enter the initial configuration

The first thing you should do is enter the “Initial setup” or main of your account, for this you are going to click on the button “Options”, which is in the upper right. Followed by this you will click on “Setting”.

After having entered you will see different options, each one of them has a specific function in your account, which can help you improve your safety on Facebook. But we will explain this later in detail.

improve privacy

This interface is known for being a “public” path, where everyone can place and express what they want, generally photos, videos, comments and more can be shared. But fortunately Facebook has a private option that allows you to only spread it with your friends on the network, this to prevent persona non grata from having access to 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 so, you will go to the option “Privacy”in this You can change who can see your posts, who can add you, and more. Below are some features that you can improve.

Who can see the posts you make from now on?

in this option You can indicate the users you want to see your publications and which ones you don’t. You will also have to make them public, where anyone, friend or not, will be able to access your news.

For this you have to do the following:

• Click on the option “Edit”.
• There you will click on the tab that appears. You will have different options, if it is the first time that you modify this parameter, it will usually appear in “Public”.
• Choose the “Friends” option, if you want only the contacts you have added to be able to see what you post.
• “Just me”, if you don’t want anyone but you to see what you post.
• Options “Friends, except”… and “Concrete friends”, allow the user to create a list of those to whom to show or not the broadcast content. You can use whichever you want. To do this, you only choose some of those and you are going to place the names of the indicated people and finally press “Save”.

How can people find and contact you?

In this choice 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 of who can send you a friend request? Choose “Friends of friends”.
• in the of 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 the added ones will be able to know who you have.
• In the option of Who can look you up with the email address you’ve provided? Y Who can look you up with the phone number you’ve provided? Choose “Friends”.
• last in Do you want search engines outside of Facebook to link to your profile? Choose “Nope”.

Customize my FB account

you can customize your facebook account changing name, URL or username, email. You also have other alternatives like deactivating or managing your legacy account. You can do all this directly from the “General” tab.

• Change your name: To do this, click on the option “Edit”.
• Put your name: In this part, it is not recommended to use the full name, so only put the one by which you are known or called most often, and then one 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.
• Completed this you click on “Review Changes”, this will take a small period of time for Facebook to validate the information you have entered 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 corresponds to your biography, example: https://www.facebook.com/InternetPasoaPaso/

• click on “Edit”.
• In the blank space you will write your new username.
• If it is available, you will get a green check and the phrase “Username available.”
• Press “Save changes” to specify.

Contact

This option allows indicate the email by which your friends can locate and contact you outside of Facebook. To place one or modify it, you just have to do what is shown below.

• Enter the option “Edit”.
• You click on the option “Add another email or phone number.”
• add your new email or phone number.
• Click on “Save Changes”.

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 than 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 login password, as well as indicate another method to log in.

• Enter in “Security and login.”
• Look for the option “Login” > “Change password” and click “Edit”.
• Put your current password followed by the new password and repeat it.
• Finally, click on “Save Changes”.

Sign in with your profile picture

This alternative always places it “Deactivated”, and have “Active” the option to use email or phone number and password to login to facebook.

Two-step authentication

This is a process that allows you to ask to validate that you are the user of the account, at the time of logging in on devices that are not frequently used or have not been marked as authorized.

• Click on the option “Use two-factor authentication.” A new window will open immediately.

• press on “Start”.
• You will choose the alternative you want to use to validate your identity.

• We recommend that you choose “Mtext message”, then press “Following”.
• you will place your country of residence and telephone number, followed by “Following”.
• You will receive a code to confirm your number, enter it. Follow the final steps to complete activation.

control privacy

Protecting yourself is very easy, you just have to indicate who can have access to your publications and see important information on your profile. We recommend that you do not give too much personal information about yourself, Like exactly where you live, with how many people, who are your closest relatives, where do you study, among others.

If you want to modify your biography, you just have to go to your profile and click on the tab “Information”. You can correct each of the parameters that will appear there, thus in this way better control the data that you show to others.

Turn notifications on/off

Some notifications may be necessary and others a bit annoying, so you can decide when to turn them off 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.

Via email

In this part you will see the notifications that Facebook can send you to your associated email, As we previously indicated, configure this option as you like.

Public posting tools

Public post filters and tools, is an option that allows you to modify who can follow you. As well as, who can indicate that they like or comment on the photos.

You can do it your way or follow the example that we previously presented in the image.

Allow or deny apps

You will be able to allow or eliminate the access of different applications that you have synchronized with your Facebook account, correct the information that you have shared with them and check what data you have provided. This is possible by choosing the “Edit” option, which appears in each application.

Ads account

You can configure what kind of advertisements you are likely to see on this network, based on social shares, partner data. To enter it you must click on “Advertisements” and look for the option “Ad settings”.

Link mobile phone

Linking your mobile phone can be very useful, since will allow you to log in using your number and receive notifications. Similarly, you can use it to perform two-factor authentication via text message. A very prominent feature to keep your account backed up.

Set up payments

In the option of “Payments” you can choose different subscription methods once you have put an advertisement in circulation on the platform. In this option you will be able to visualize all the information in relation to the news that you have spread, and those that you have canceled.

Help mailbox

The help box is a tool in which you can ask questions about concerns you have on the platform, example: How to block a contact? how to deactivate my account? … In addition to viewing the status of different reports that you have made about some irregularity.

Set up video display

In this option you can modify the playback quality of your videos, if you want them to play automatically, if you want to see subtitles and their quality. We recommend that if you use a limited data plan the quality options have it in “Default” and of automatically play if you have it “Off”. This way you will be able to save your megabytes.

Tricks to configure Facebook that you surely did not know

There are some tricks that you can use on your Facebook account that you probably didn’t know about. In this section we are going to share some of them, so that you can improve your experience on the social network.

• When posting you can directly modify its display, without the need to go into your account settings.
• Create a legacy contact, This is a functionality that allows you to choose a person, who will be able to perform certain actions on your account. This in case you die or cannot use the platform.
• You can choose from 3 to 5 very trustworthy friends to contact in case you cannot access your account, the same company will send you a security code or URL so you can retrieve it.
• You can modify the default language of your account, as well as indicate in which you want the translations to be carried out now.
• You can turn facial recognition on or off, this way you will not be tagged or indicate that you are recognized in any video or photo.