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Choosing your Privacy Settings on Facebook

Did you know the Sun City Texas Community Association has             – “Friends of Friends” This option makes your Facebook page
a Facebook page? We share photos, videos, events and resident           visible only to the people you have approved as your “Friends,”
submissions on the page and you can share these posts with your         as well as the people they are friends with. People who are not
“friends” and family on Facebook too!                                   your “Friends” or who are not friends with your friends cannot
                                                                        see the content of your Facebook page. This setting is more
We understand that Facebook security settings can be intimidating       restrictive than “Everyone” and has the advantage of potentially
so we’ve created a brief and easy how-to guide to adjusting your        connecting you with more old friends from high school; however,
basic privacy settings below.                                           it also makes your information available to many more people.

FACEBOOK’S PRIVACY OPTIONS:                                           – “Friends” Only the people you have approved as “Friends” can
WHAT DO THEY MEAN?                                                      see your posts and the information you provide on your Facebook
 – “Everyone” This is the least restrictive option. If you choose to    page. This gives you greater control of who sees your posts and
                                                                        photos while still enjoying the social aspect of Facebook.
   make your Facebook page available to “Everyone,” this means
   that anyone online, from your friends and family to strangers      – “Custom” This option allows you to create a special list friends
   from around the world, can see everything you post to your page      to share your posts with. For example, you can create a list of
   and information you provide in your profile.                         your book club or golfing friends and share pictures, news and
                                                                        other items specifically with them.

HOW DO I LIMIT WHO SEES MY POSTS AND PHOTOS?

                                                                      To update your privacy
                                                                      options, select Settings from
                                                                      the triangle drop-down menu
                                                                      in the top right hand corner of
                                                                      the page, next to the lock icon.

The following screen will appear:                                     Click Edit to
From here you can choose                                              choose who can
from several options on the left                                      view your page,
hand menu. Review and edit                                            contact you, look
your Privacy and Timeline                                             you up, etc.
and Tagging settings to your
preferred privacy option.                                                                          ONLINE: SCTEXAS.ORG

             Privacy window

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