👍 #855 – Facebook Privacy Settings 2021

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When was the last time you reviewed your Facebook privacy settings? It's probably time you did so. Especially if your answer was "Privacy settings? What privacy settings?"

Facebook has a long list of privacy related settings, and while things have improved over the years they can still be overwhelming, and easy to miss. Just ask anyone who's accidentally published something publicly when they meant to share it with only a few friends.

Facebook Privacy Settings 2021 - What they mean, and what you need to change goes into the details.

Also this week:

• Only use reputable sources! But how are you supposed to know?
• It's back in the news again: Bitcoin mining.
• Here's a basic one that took me 18 years to get to: Just what is a backup?
• Now that you know what they are protect them from ransomware.

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This Week's Featured Article

Facebook Privacy Settings 2021
What they mean, and what you need to change.

You can and should be aware of and control your Facebook privacy settings.

https://askleo.com/22689

Also This Week on Ask Leo!

How Do I Tell If a Source is Reputable? In technology, as in life, reputation is everything.
We are often advised to trust only "reputable" sites. How do you tell if a site or service has a good reputation? https://askleo.com/24333

How Does Bitcoin Mining Work? It's a metaphor, but with possible real-world consequences.
What does it mean to mine something that doesn't physically exist? And why might it use so much electricity? https://askleo.com/47790

Just What Is a Backup? Only, perhaps, the most important term in all of computing.
"If it's only in one place, it's not backed up" really tells you all you need to know. https://askleo.com/131290

How to Protect Your Cloud Storage and Backups from Ransomware Extra-destructive malware might call for extra-strong protection.
There are additional protections for your data if your machine becomes infected with a form of malware known as ransomware. https://askleo.com/88362

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How to Protect Your Cloud Storage and Backups from Ransomware There are additional protections for your data if your machine becomes infected with a form of malware known as ransomware. https://youtu.be/1OfIFJ3fAx0

Just What Is a Backup? "If it's only in one place, it?s not backed up" really tells you all you need to know about what a backup is. https://youtu.be/xokLvprFGvY

How Does Bitcoin Mining Work? What does it mean to mine something that doesn't physically exist? How does bitcoin mining work? And why might it use so much electricity? https://youtu.be/B196RmYELxw

Facebook Privacy Settings 2021 You can and should be aware of and control your Facebook privacy settings. https://youtu.be/FLNsC4sYrxg

How Do I Tell If a Source is Reputable? We are often advised to trust only "reputable" sites. How do you tell if a site or source is reputable? https://youtu.be/2byMOP8CaM8

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