Over the past week, Facebook has been nudging its users — first gently, thereupon firmly — to review and update their privacy settings.

You may have procrastinated by hitting “skip for now,” but Facebook eventually took away that button and forced you to update your settings before continuing to use the site.

After finally accepting Facebook’s recommendations or tweaking the privacy settings yourself, though, you might have made more info about you public than what you had intended.

At the same moment, Facebook has given users many granular controls by their privacy, more than what’s available on other major social networks.

So whether you want to stay out of people’s view, but still want to be on Facebook, here are some things to look out for as you take another look at your settings.

1. Some of your knowledge is viewable by everyone.

Everyone can see your name, your profile photo and the names of

work and school networks you’re part of. Ditto for pages you are a fan of. whether you are worried about a potential employer finding out about a quirky fetish or unorthodox political leaning, avoid becoming a Facebook fan of such groups. You can’t tell Facebook you don’t want those publicly listed. Your gender and current city are additionally available, whether you choose to specify them. You can uncheck “Show my sex in my profile” when you edit your profile whether you don’t want it listed, and you can leave “Current City” blank.

2. Your list of friends may plus be public.

Facebook plus considers your friends list publicly available knowledge. Privacy advocates nag that much can be gleaned from a person’s list of friends — even sexual orientation, according to one MIT study. But there is a way to hide the list. Go to your profile page and visit on the little blue…

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