VIDEO: Set the profile picture on Facebook as not public

Set the profile picture on Facebook as not public

1. Open Facebook. Call for it Facebook in your web browser and log in. Then open your profile by clicking on your Facebook name.

   

2. View photos. In your profile you should now click on "Photos". You can find the button below your cover picture.

   

3. View profile photo. Click on the "Profile Pictures" folder and open the desired picture.

   

4. Adjust access settings. Select the button to the right of the date. To no longer have the image public, you can select either "Joy", "Just Me", or "Custom". If you select "Custom", you need to determine which people or lists can or cannot see your profile pictures.

   

Generally protect photos from unauthorized access

Alternatively, you could also set that all photos are not set as publicly viewable when they are published. That's how they are pictures not visible to strangers. However, it is also specified that the status reports you have sent are not sent as public by default.

1. privacy-Settings open. To do this, you must first enter your Privacy settings call. Either use this link, where you have to be logged in, or click the privacy button on Facebook in the top right corner.

   

2. Change settings. In the middle, change the default setting from "Public" to either "friends"," Just me "or" User-defined ", whereby under" User-defined "you have to define again which persons or lists you want to allow or reject.

   

Tips for more privacy

In general, it is advisable to include as little information as possible in your timeline divulge. You should therefore only share your posts and pictures with your friends. This also applies to cover pictures. With the help of lists, you can define individual groups of people who can see certain content. In addition, do not upload any image material that could later be interpreted to your disadvantage or that is not intended for the public's eyes.

Conclusion: make pictures invisible

you Facebook-Profile picture can be configured in just a few steps so that only people you know and trust have access to it. You can define the settings individually so that only a certain group of people can see selected images if desired.