How to get Facebook to collect information about you less

To protect your data in social networks, clean profile, turn off all unnecessary and zalyagte the bottom.

Recently revealed that the company Cambridge Analytica collect and exploit data of 50 million users of Facebook. This once again proves that the trust social networking information about yourself in any case not worth it.

To fully protect your data, it would be ideal to completely remove an account. But if you do not want to lose touch with friends and family, you can make Facebook aware of you at least.

clean profile

Post information about where you have studied and where work, you simplify your search for new friends. But in this case, the social network will be able to use the data for their own purposes.

Your profile says about you very, very much, but it's easy to fix. Open your Facebook page on your computer and click the "Edit profile". Next to each item with the completed data, you'll see a pencil: click on it and then on "Options", then select "Delete." Scroll on to get rid of the marks in different places, interests and likes.

After removal of the Facebook data no longer use them - it will have to delete your account. However, applications that you connect to the account in the future recordings will not be able to access your information. Therefore, ignore offers service to complete your profile.

Keep activity to a minimum

Almost everything you do on Facebook get into your shadow profile: Husky, comments, clicking on links, and even the level of "interest" in the pages of events. Therefore, in order not to give service for you to follow, you just need to try to produce as little as possible actions.

To view its activity, go to the profile, and click "View action log." There are all these actions can be undone.

Remove Facebook applications with phones and tablets, because that you disclose your location. Instead, use the mobile site. On notification page you can make a tape of the news come to you in the mail - it does not have to every time go to Facebook.

Exit unnecessary groups, remove unwanted friends, and do not post any entries. IN Chronicles settings and labels it is possible to prevent other people to write in your chronicle.

Turn off third-party applications

I mentioned earlier in this article Cambridge Analytica collected data users is through the app to Facebook - it was an ordinary personality test. The more apps and websites connected to your account, the more vulnerable your data.

go to application settings and click on the cross in front of all unnecessary elements, and then on the blue button "Delete". Keep only the ones that you are vital and you trust completely.

This does not mean that your already collected data will disappear from the bases of these applications, but you protect yourself for the future. You should also edit the section "Applications used by others", removing from it all tick. Through this friend with access to your information will not be able to provide it to third parties.

Make sure your privacy settings

Facebook is watching you, and outside the social network, but this surveillance you can limit. To do this, go to Ads Preferences page, Find the item "Advertising based on your use of the websites and applications" in the category "Customize advertising" and put "No". There also does not hurt to brush category "Hobbies."

Now go to the service YourAdChoicesWho developed a digital advertising alliance. Locate the item Facebook (and others who want to restrict), tick Opt Out and click Submit Your Choices. It will have to be done in each browser that you use.