Facebook Indexing Google Now.

Facebook users beware! Facebook is indexing Google and your privacy will be affected. Currently, everything you post on Facebook remains between you and your friends (those whom you’ve added to your friendlist).

Facebook has recently announced privacy changes and these will impact the way you use Facebook, and the way your information is shared. Once Google begins to crawl Facebook, all of your information, photos, posts, comments, and any information shared will be accessible through Google’s search engine; unless you change your privacy settings.

If you haven’t been on Facebook recently, and have an account, you may want to log in and read about the new privacy settings. As soon as you log in, you will see a popup notice advising you on the new privacy rules. You can choose for everyone to see your information, or select old settings. You can also access your privacy settings by going to ‘Settings’ on your Facebook home page and by choosing ‘Privacy Settings’. There you’ll find the following options: Name, Username, Email, Password, Linked Accounts, Security Question, Privacy, and Deactivate Account. Choose manage under privacy to begin adjusting your settings.

When you access your Privacy Settings you’ll see: Profile Information, Contact Information, Applications and Websites, Search, and Block List. Choose Search to control how search engines will interact with your Facebook page. Under search you’ll see the option “Allow Indexing”. If you would like to keep your Facebook page private, uncheck this box. If you don’t mind your information being indexed in Google, then you may leave the check in the Search box.