Facebook is rolling out a "privacy checkup" pop-up

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The image above shows the first step of the privacy checkup pop-up.
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Facebook remains at the center of "TMI" scandals, as users inadvertently post statuses, 'like' pages or share links without considering who will be able to view that action. This could be on a larger scale, such as accidently publishing a private status as 'public,' or on a smaller scale where a user may only want to block individual people from viewing the content they're sharing.


In order to counter this, Facebook is once again making privacy options more visible by introducing a tool which will help guide Facebook users through their privacy options. Over the next couple of weeks, Facebook users will start seeing the pop-up which makes sure that the users are fully aware of who is currently seeing their posts, as well as how to restrict them if they would like to.

Facebook is rolling out a "privacy checkup" pop-up - Neowin

 

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Facebook Privacy Checkup Helps Users Tweak Sharing Options

Facebook isn't really known for being particularly privacy-friendly, but the social networking giant is hoping a small blue dinosaur will help change its image.

Facebook is rolling out Privacy Checkup, a new tool to help users review and adjust their privacy settings. A dialog box will appear on the site and ask to "to quickly review a few of your privacy settings to make sure they're set up the way you want," Paddy Underwood, Facebook's product manager, wrote in a Newsroom post on Thursday. The box displays a smailing blue cartoon dinosaur. Privacy Checkup is being rolled out gradually and will appear on the site "in the coming days," Underwood said.

Facebook Privacy Checkup Helps Users Tweak Sharing Options