08/25/10
With the launch of facebook places, people now have the ability to “check friends in” or “tag friends” as being at places with them….whether the friends are there or not.
Say what? Whether the friends are there or not?
Correct…let’s say someone checks into a place on facebook and then tags you as being with them (whether you are or aren’t…doesn’t matter…facebook doesn’t care). Not only will it show on their wall that you are with them at that place, but it will also show on your wall that you are with them…at the place they checked into. It won’t even ask you to verify that you are with them! It just happens…and this feature is enabled by default once you “activate” places feature in facebook. Creepy huh?
Right about know you’re probably thinking of the funny places you could check your friends into……..and now you’re saying, “whoa…what if a friend checks me into some place I don’t want”. Yeah, you’re now wanting to quickly turn that feature off and stop friends from checking you into places on facebook!
So here’s how to disable friends from tagging you in places on facebook in 3 easy steps.
Step 1:
To disallow people from checking you into facebook places, the very first thing you need to do is go to your “Account” dropdown at the top-right of the screen when you’re in facebook and select “Privacy Settings”.
Step 2:
Next, make sure that “Custom” is selected in the left navigation as shown below and then click “Customize settings”.
Step 3:
Finally, scroll down to the “Things others share” section as shown below and disable the option for “Friends can check me in to Places”. That’s all there is to it! Now your friends will not be able to tag you as being anywhere with them and check you into places on facebook.
Shane Eubanks
