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Your Guide to Facebook's Newer, Better Privacy Settings

By The Atlantic Wire
Aug 24 2011, 6:52 AM ET Comment

Facebookers don't always trust their beloved social network with their privacy. To keep users happy, Facebook has overhauled its privacy settings, as they describe in a blog post, making them more transparent than ever before, giving us "one of the largest privacy overhauls in its history" believes Mashable's Ben Par. This is exciting for people who distrust Facebook and want more control over who sees what. But unfortunately, as they say, with more power comes more... annoying privacy settings to toggle. But luckily for you, we're here for you to help you through the changes.

The newest privacy settings affect two aspects of your Facebook experience: Stuff that shows up on your profile and what happens when you post something new.

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