Facebook removes feature to hide name in searchOctober 11, 2013 - 15:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Facebook is getting rid of a privacy feature that allowed users to limit who could find them on the social network, Daily Telegraph reports. The search setting was removed last year for people who were not using it. Those who are still using the setting will see reminders about it being removed in the coming weeks. This only applies to a "small percentage" of users, according to Facebook. "The setting was created when Facebook was a simple directory of profiles and it was very limited. For example, it didn’t prevent people from navigating to your Timeline by clicking your name in a story in News Feed, or from a mutual friend’s Timeline," Facebook said in a blog post. "Today, people can also search Facebook using Graph Search (for example, 'People who live in Seattle,') making it even more important to control the privacy of the things you share rather than how people get to your Timeline." The setting made the search feature feel broken at times, according to Facebook, and some people found it confusing when they tried looking for someone who they knew personally and could not find them in search results. Facebook said that, “whether you have been using the setting or not, the best way to control what people can find about you on Facebook is to choose who can see the individual things you share.” Anyone who wants to limit the audience of posts they have shared in the past can do this on the privacy settings page. This means any posts that were previously shared with Friends of Friends or Public will now be shared just with Friends. Related links: Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |