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Ever since Facebook 2.0 came out, a lot of people have been saying that it’s harder to control your privacy and many options that were easy to use are now hidden. One of the biggest ones I’ve heard about is having friends that have limited access to your profile.

When you get a friend request, you are given the option to “Add to a friend list”. In that drop down box should be a friend list called “Limited” and if you add them to that list, you should get the same experience as Facebook 1.0 - your friend will only be able to see limited details on your profile.

Now you have to go into your Privacy Settings. If that link doesn’t work, here are the manual instructions:

• Press “Settings” on the top right hand side
• Choose “Privacy Settings”
• Select “Profile” from this page to customize the access of your “Limited” group.

For each section in this page, select “Customize” and there is a red area called “Except These People“. Choose the “Limited” list in this box in order to prevent them from seeing certain things on your profile.

Don’t forget to save your settings. Now you have blocked “Limited” friends from seeing your drunken party pictures :)

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