To kick things off, earlier in the week I answered a question from a groovyReader and explained how to block people from posting on your facebook wall.  Today I’ll answer the second part of his question and review how to block people from tagging you in photos.  This subject is near and dear to my heart as I’ve talked about Facial Tagging in the past on Google Picasa Web.  Needless to say, I’m not a fan for obvious privacy reasons.  Now that Facebook has introduced Facial Recognition and Tagging, if you’re a privacy guy like me, I suggest following the steps below to minimize the privacy impact if someone starts uploading photos of you and your family to Facebook and begins tagging your faces. A few things you should be aware of before we start this How-To groovyPost.

How-To Block People from Tagging your Face on Facebook Photos and Limit who can see them.

Step 1

Login to Facebook and Click Accounts, Privacy Settings

Step 2

Click Customize Settings

Step 3

Scroll-Down to the Things others share section and Click Edit Settings

Step 4

Click Down Arrow on option box (as shown below) and Click Edit

Step 5

Click the Down Arrow and Click Only Me.  Click Save Settings (obviously) to save everything.

That’s pretty much it however, while you’re here you might as well make a few more clicks and disable the Facebook facial tagging feature that analyzes photos uploaded by friends and suggests your name if it recognizes you.  It only takes a few minutes but it’s worth the time. Comment Name * Email *

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