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Facebook's Privacy Seems To Be Traveling Away

Forbes Social Media

The traveling friends feature in Facebook has not been heavily publicized and it is allowing user's travel patterns and schedules be passed to their friends list. This could create less than ideal situations and potentially endanger the user.

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How WhatsApp Merger With Facebook Messenger Puts Your Privacy At Risk

Forbes Social Media

Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp are to be integrated under the hood so that messages will travel across a unified communications platform. So, what are the implications on privacy for users of these services?

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[ANSWERED] How Do I Hide My Facebook Posts From Friends Without Unfriending Them?

SocMed Sean

Is there a way that I can block a person from sharing things on Facebook, without unfriending or blocking them? Facebook provides you with a pretty broad range of tools that can help you determine who can see, and therefore, share your posts. In fact, I employ this practice on my personal Facebook account. I hope you can help.

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Facebook Responds: No More Partner Categories Targeting

Jon Loomer

In a very brief statement , Facebook announced that they will be shutting down Partner Categories (a way for advertisers to target users based on information provided by third parties) during the next six months. Facebook integrates Partner Categories into “Detailed Targeting” within an ad set. Business travelers.

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How To Create A Facebook Group

BeingOptimist

Are you still finding it tough to create a Facebook Group? Are you still searching for the best tutorial where you can learn how to create a Facebook group easily? Here, I will guide you step by step by providing real-time practice to create a Facebook group. So let us begin, What Is Facebook Group? No, idea, Right?

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Big Change to Meta Ads Location Targeting

Jon Loomer

But you could select from four total options: People living in or recently in this location People living in this location People recently in this location People traveling in this location How Things Are Now This is one of those things that a lot of advertisers don’t touch, so it would be easy to miss. Privacy concerns.

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3 Major Changes Coming to Facebook in 2019

Later

There are some big Facebook changes coming soon in 2019, with the company’s focus shifting to community and privacy. Here are the new features and changes coming to Facebook in 2019: Facebook Update #1: A New Mission and Focus on Privacy. Facebook Update #2: A Totally New Facebook Logo and Redesign.