Google to Steal all your Facebook info and share it with everyone

[Vice]

As of today, Facebook will automatically index all your info on Google, which allows everyone to view it. To change this option, go to Settings --> Privacy Settings --> Search --> then UN-CLICK the box that says 'Allow indexing'. Facebook kept this one quiet and dident mention this when they gave notice on the updated privacy settings a few days ago

Public Search Results
Allow search engines to access your publicly available info and any information visible to Everyone

 

[gelandporn]

I don't normally read their updates anyway, just blow by that shit and think, "I'll read it tomorrow." And I never do.

Appreciated.

 

[Lycanthrope]

Well, thanks for bringing up this update in a manner I actually end up noticing and reading.

 

[Vice]

Yeah I read the noticed about the updated policies but it dident mention a thing about indexing

IT can only index things that you leave open to the public. So if all your items are set to "friends only" it can index that but it can still take several things. Just to be safe just take indexing off completely

 

[Dawning Twilight]

Hmm. Never read updates either. My thanks, Vice.

 

[Sapphire Skies]

Ahh I heard about that. Wasn't so sure if it was true so I searched myself to see if it was legit. It was.
But now I'm protected c:

 

[Nyangoro]

Aren't there special search engines that gather all of a person's info anyway?

 

[αsiя]

Wow is such a coincidence that today i joined facebook
so i havent have any ifo updated and will probably never use it

 

[Pianoajd2]

On the Facebook site:

"There have been misleading rumors recently about Facebook indexing all your information on Google. This is not true. Facebook created public search listings in 2007 to enable people to search for your name and see a link to your Facebook profile."

Hmmm...

 

[Rain]

Thanks for the warning. Never would've noticed this was going on.

 

[Vice]

On the Facebook site:

"There have been misleading rumors recently about Facebook indexing all your information on Google. This is not true. Facebook created public search listings in 2007 to enable people to search for your name and see a link to your Facebook profile."

Hmmm...

I dont see that anywhere on facebook, Mind linking us to this info disproving this rumor

 

[Haxon]

I will have to fix that tomorrow at a friends house cuz my computer doesnt let me... the damn thing barely works :23:

Also there was a pop up about it when I signed on yesterday I think, but my computer wouldnt let me choose

 

[The Lionheart]

Thank you.

Facebook is a hoe.

 

[Smoofy]

Worried about privacy? Your information is safe.
There have been misleading rumors recently about Facebook indexing all your information on Google. This is not true. Facebook created public search listings in 2007 to enable people to search for your name and see a link to your Facebook profile.

Taken from my own Facebook Privacy settings page.

 

[Danica Syer]

I dont see that anywhere on facebook, Mind linking us to this info disproving this rumor

I think it was a pop-up from what I can re-call when I saw the message as well. So he's not the only one who seen it.

But here's what it said:

Worried about search engines? Your information is safe.
There have been misleading rumors recently about Facebook indexing all your information on Google. This is not true. Facebook created public search listings in 2007 to enable people to search for your name and see a link to your Facebook profile. They will still only see a basic set of information.

 

[Shadow Soldier]

I just got that message too.

I never touched my Privacy Settings at all until you mentioned this, and that message popped up. Somebody likes spreading rumors about facebook. I blame that creator of Myspace.

 

[Vice]

I still removed indexing anyway because i dont want my shit to show up on search engines.

 

[Leonard]

Thanks for the warning, may it be necessary or not.

Better to be too careful than less.

 

[Vayne Mechanics]

gonna let everyone see my shit

gotta become famous on the internet

 

[Shadow Soldier]

gonna let everyone see my shit

gotta become famous on the internet

One step ahead of you brah.