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Viral Video: Huffington Post's Two-Minute Facebook Privacy Fix-It

The Huffington Post has done a video that Facebook probably should have churned out weeks ago: Easy-to-follow instructions on how to take back control of your privacy settings.

The huge social networking site has gotten into media hot water of late due to its aggressive push to suck up every known piece of salable data in the universe before Google (GOOG) does so.

Kind of like a giant digital vacuum cleaner gone berserk.

Thus, HuffPo to the rescue!

Titled “Facebook Privacy Settings: How To Fix Your Profile In 2 Minutes,” the post notes:

“To exert full control over your privacy on Facebook, you have to navigate through 50 settings with more than 170 options.”

To say nothing of the ongoing horror of being poked.

However you feel about Facebook’s privacy snafus, here’s the Huffington Post’s decent how-to video to help untangle the hairball:


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  • samharrison

    I've reduced my postings to Facebook to 10% of what I used to post there. I got tired of the spammy ads and the lack of respect for my privacy.

  • aussiekang82

    Hello Kara,

    A totally off-topic comment here…i saw your interview with gates and jobs and i think you don't know shit about technology..the fact that they let you talk to those great visionaries is itself an insult to technology. I suggest you read up on some good technology books before you go about talking about tech..we all know you're a survivor. Or just get back into the kitchen.

  • http://www.cygnismedia.com/ Cygnis Media

    Your work has always been a great source of inspiration for me. I refer you blog to many of my friends as well.

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