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Facebook’s new privacy tool makes sure you share your naughty selfies only with the right people

Published Sep 4th, 2014 3:03PM EDT
Facebook Privacy Checkup Tool

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It’s been a busy week for privacy and security related to personal data, obviously caused by a certain celebrities’ nudes hack, so it’s not entirely surprising to see Facebook double down on privacy at this time. The company on Thursday announced that its Privacy Checkup tool – which was first mentioned a few months ago – is finally rolling out to users in order to help them make sure they’re sharing status updates, posts and other things only with the people they want.

The Privacy Checkup tool is rather simple to use. All Facebook users have to do is follow the steps on the screen once the new privacy feature is available for their account (a prompt on the screen will appear), and check whether their sharing settings match their sharing wishes.

The tool will also let them see which apps are currently tied to their accounts and who can see the content from those apps. Most importantly, the Privacy Checkup tool will let them customize the way certain elements of their profile are viewed online, and make appropriate changes if needed.

Once the procedure is finished, the Privacy Checkup screen will disappear, but it can be rerun as many times as a users wants to, by simply going to the Privacy shortcut in the top right corner.

A video showing Facebook’s new privacy tool in action follows below.

Chris Smith Senior Writer

Chris Smith has been covering consumer electronics ever since the iPhone revolutionized the industry in 2008. When he’s not writing about the most recent tech news for BGR, he brings his entertainment expertise to Marvel’s Cinematic Universe and other blockbuster franchises.

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