Facebook's location-sharing Places
Facebook Places is a service that uses the location services built into some
mobile phones to “place” you in a specific location. Places isn’t available in all
countries and on all phones but – where it is available – it takes advantage of
the GPS chip and other location technologies built into modern phones to
automatically locate where you are.
Facebook provides location-sharing for the iPhone (shown
here) and other smart phones, so talk with your teens
about whether they should share their physical location
when mobile and, if they do, only with people they trust.
Not fully automatic
The first thing to know about Places is that it’s not fully
automatic. You have to “check in” yourself or be tagged
by someone else at a location for Facebook to display
where you are.
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Disabling Places
Even if you don’t use Places, there is the possibility that others could tag you
at a location, and if you use it even once, there is the possibility that a friend
would check you in to a place or location. The best way to prevent others from
both tagging and checking you in is to disable Friends can check me in to
Places. You do this in the Things others share section of your Privacy Settings.
Click on the Edit Settings link to the right of Friends can check me in to Places
and make sure it is Disabled.
You can disable friends’ ability to check you in or tag you at a location.
Safety Point: Because physical location is a particularly sensitive issue,
Facebook, by default, only shows your location to people designated as
Friends, even if you have more open privacy settings for posts or other
types of information. This is a helpful safety measure for teens, but we
recommend that children under 16 disable Places.
Special provisions for minors (under 18)
If a Facebook user is registered as under 18, the following restrictions are in
place:
● Only his or her friends will see that the minor is checked in to a place. There
isn't even an option to extend that beyond Friends.
● A minor's name will not be seen on an establishment's Here Now page by
anyone other than his or her friends.
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Safety Point: It's important to know that, once you've used the Places
service and agreed to its terms, any of your Facebook friends can check
you in to a location. That displays that you are there, just as if you had
checked yourself in. But you can prevent this from happening by editing
the default setting in “Friends check me in to Places” in the “Things others
share” section of your Facebook customized privacy settings.
Being Checked In or tagged
If you are Checked In or tagged by a friend, your presence at the location is
seen by your friends and whoever the person who checked you in allows to
see his or her posts, subject to their (not your) privacy settings.
The difference between being checked in and being tagged can be confusing.
If you’re checked in by yourself or by a friend, your presence at the location is
visible to anyone who either you allow or your friend allows, based on your
friend’s and your privacy settings. For adults, your name will show up on the
location's Places page and be visible by everyone. Minors who are checked in
will also show up on that page, but their name will only be visible to their
Facebook friends. If you are tagged by a friend, your presence at the location
is seen by your friends or whoever they allow to see their posts, subject to
their (not your) privacy settings.
Privacy & Safety Point: The only way to prevent being tagged or checked
in with Places is to go to your Privacy Settings page and disable Friends can
check me into Places.
You can disable being seen in locations’ “People Here Now” page.
To control who can see the places you’ve checked in
1. Click on Account in the upper-right corner
2. Click on Privacy
Facebook Places is a service that uses the location services built into some
mobile phones to “place” you in a specific location. Places isn’t available in all
countries and on all phones but – where it is available – it takes advantage of
the GPS chip and other location technologies built into modern phones to
automatically locate where you are.
Facebook provides location-sharing for the iPhone (shown
here) and other smart phones, so talk with your teens
about whether they should share their physical location
when mobile and, if they do, only with people they trust.
Not fully automatic
The first thing to know about Places is that it’s not fully
automatic. You have to “check in” yourself or be tagged
by someone else at a location for Facebook to display
where you are.
29
Disabling Places
Even if you don’t use Places, there is the possibility that others could tag you
at a location, and if you use it even once, there is the possibility that a friend
would check you in to a place or location. The best way to prevent others from
both tagging and checking you in is to disable Friends can check me in to
Places. You do this in the Things others share section of your Privacy Settings.
Click on the Edit Settings link to the right of Friends can check me in to Places
and make sure it is Disabled.
You can disable friends’ ability to check you in or tag you at a location.
Safety Point: Because physical location is a particularly sensitive issue,
Facebook, by default, only shows your location to people designated as
Friends, even if you have more open privacy settings for posts or other
types of information. This is a helpful safety measure for teens, but we
recommend that children under 16 disable Places.
Special provisions for minors (under 18)
If a Facebook user is registered as under 18, the following restrictions are in
place:
● Only his or her friends will see that the minor is checked in to a place. There
isn't even an option to extend that beyond Friends.
● A minor's name will not be seen on an establishment's Here Now page by
anyone other than his or her friends.
30
Safety Point: It's important to know that, once you've used the Places
service and agreed to its terms, any of your Facebook friends can check
you in to a location. That displays that you are there, just as if you had
checked yourself in. But you can prevent this from happening by editing
the default setting in “Friends check me in to Places” in the “Things others
share” section of your Facebook customized privacy settings.
Being Checked In or tagged
If you are Checked In or tagged by a friend, your presence at the location is
seen by your friends and whoever the person who checked you in allows to
see his or her posts, subject to their (not your) privacy settings.
The difference between being checked in and being tagged can be confusing.
If you’re checked in by yourself or by a friend, your presence at the location is
visible to anyone who either you allow or your friend allows, based on your
friend’s and your privacy settings. For adults, your name will show up on the
location's Places page and be visible by everyone. Minors who are checked in
will also show up on that page, but their name will only be visible to their
Facebook friends. If you are tagged by a friend, your presence at the location
is seen by your friends or whoever they allow to see their posts, subject to
their (not your) privacy settings.
Privacy & Safety Point: The only way to prevent being tagged or checked
in with Places is to go to your Privacy Settings page and disable Friends can
check me into Places.
You can disable being seen in locations’ “People Here Now” page.
To control who can see the places you’ve checked in
1. Click on Account in the upper-right corner
2. Click on Privacy
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