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04-09-2014, 12:23 AM
Facebook Is Making It Easier to Keep Your Private Posts Private
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Facebook (http://mashable.com/category/facebook/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) is testing a number of new privacy settings intended to better alert users of who they are sharing with on the platform
The company shared plans on Tuesday for upcoming tests that will alter the way users select the audiences that see the posts they share. On Facebook's web version, users can currently select from a drop-down menu which audience — "public" or "friends" — they want to share their post with.
See also: What's the Deal With Facebook's Privacy Di**saur? (http://mashable.com/2014/04/01/facebook-privacy-di**saur/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
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Facebook (http://mashable.com/category/facebook/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) is testing a number of new privacy settings intended to better alert users of who they are sharing with on the platform
The company shared plans on Tuesday for upcoming tests that will alter the way users select the audiences that see the posts they share. On Facebook's web version, users can currently select from a drop-down menu which audience — "public" or "friends" — they want to share their post with.
See also: What's the Deal With Facebook's Privacy Di**saur? (http://mashable.com/2014/04/01/facebook-privacy-di**saur/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
That drop-down menu will **w look different for some users, and groups like "Public" and "Friends" **w include short definitions that better explain what each group entails. ("Public," for example, includes "anyone on or off Facebook.") The company is also testing a pop-up reminder (http://mashable.com/2014/04/01/facebook-privacy-di**saur/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) that features a cartoon di**saur encouraging users to pay attention to this audience setting Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/08/facebook-privacy-changes-groups/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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