facebook and pictures of your children....

[lilolilmanchester]

... following on from a related thread... I am new to facebook, and would happily post pictures of my children if I thought only my facebook friends could see them. Is this the case?? OR do I need to do something in particular to restrict viewing of pictures to my friends?

[suiz]

I've recently cottoned on that I could, if I wanted to, view complete stranger's profiles and pics and private lives, because they're a friend's friend's friend. But there again, maybe it's their settings, but maybe not. I don't know WTH they are.

[SheSellsSeashellsByTheSeashore]

You can set your profile to private and then only people on your friends list can see them

[Amapoleon]

It depends on your settings. I set mine to friends only.

[lilolilmanchester]

thanks, will take a look....

[PortAndLemon]

Edit Album -> Edit Info -> Privacy

You can set to "Only friends", or set to just specific friends, or exclude specific friends.

[PortAndLemon]

(that's for photos specifically)

[babyOcho]

The privacy settings on my DD's photos on facebook are set to friends only. However, I know that you dont even need to be logged onto FB to see the photos if you know the URL - it even gives you the link at the bottom of the page!

If you are worried or dont want people you dont know looking at photos of your DC, I wouldnt put them on FB. Use something like flickr, or even one of the photo ordering sites (eg photobox) and share out your pics from there.

HTH

[Hulababy]

I have the settings on DD's photos set to friends only, so other people can't see access them.

Think there are three settings available:

• friend sonly
  
• friends and friends of friends
  
• everyone

[PortAndLemon]

No, there are ooodles of options (at least, there are if you are using New Facebook... is Old Facebook an option any more).

[Hulababy]

Ah right - I try and click friends only anyway