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Google’s new privacy policy

Sherrilynne Starkie

Most Gmail users will have received at least one message from Google this week (I received ten) explaining the company’s new privacy policy. The company has more than 60 privacy policies tied to its various products and services and so, in March 2012, it will be streamlining this all down into one policy. VISIT MY FACEBOOK PAGE.

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The Interests That Facebook Advertisers Can Use to Target You

Jon Loomer

A recent North Carolina State study suggests that Facebook interest targeting is inaccurate or irrelevant 30% of the time. So, how accurate are the interests that Facebook advertisers can use to target you? This is something that all Facebook users can check. Broadcast Engineering. I even wrote about it a few years ago.

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Can You See Who Views Your Facebook Page?

BeingOptimist

Can you see who views your Facebook page? Given the vast reach of social networks, privacy, and personal data protection have become some of the most pressing issues in today’s digital age. Facebook, as one of the leading social media platforms, is no exception. Is It Possible To See Who Views Your Facebook Page?

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Facebook Privacy Gone Awry: Search Engines Indexing Email Addresses from Facebook

Bill Hartzer

Private email addresses of individuals who have Facebook accounts are getting indexed by the search engines, including Google , Yahoo! , There are certain web pages on Facebook, mainly the Facebook Email Opt Out web page, that are getting indexed by the search engines. and Microsoft’s Bing.com.

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Hide Facebook Profile from Search Engines

Ari Herzog

I am a Facebook oxymoron. Despite being friends with relatively few people on Facebook, anyone, friend or not, can read or comment on my wall. I allow the global Facebook community to find me, read my personal profile updates and comment when inspired; but I disable my profile from being indexed by search engines.

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How to Allow Search Engines to Index Your Facebook Profile

Bill Hartzer

As you may be aware, Facebook has, very publicly, said that they do not want search engines like Google and Bing to index your Facebook profile. I have written before about how Facebook has had email privacy issues and all sorts of other privacy issues when it comes to the data that we put on our Facebook profiles.

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Can My Social Media Actually Hurt My College Admissions?

SocMed Sean

Unless you have certain privacy measures in place, yes. There are certain privacy settings that you can use that keep your account open to the public but that hide certain posts. Consider Adjusting the Privacy Settings Across the Various Social Networks. Can my college recruiters see my Facebook? They do in many cases.