Facebook’s new privacy settings are a bit confusing. Now that wall post is treated as part of a “stream” each with it’s own privacy setting (blame Google+) it’s harder to turn your wall off or make it private. Here’s a few steps on how to do it:

1. First you need to change all your existing posts to be “friends only”. To do this, go to your “Privacy Settings” and select the “Limit the Audience for Past Posts”. This settings overrides any wall posts that are currently “Public” and changes it to “Friends Only”.

2. Secondly, you need to ensure that all new posts are friends only by default. On your “Privacy Settings” page choose the “Default Privacy” to “Friends”.

The new facebook profile page is detailed on their site. Many changes are happening. No good information on what information has privacy options vs. being shared without your consent. I’m sure this may rankle a few people. However, if you are like me, you deleted all the profile information ages ago during their last privacy fiasco.

Playing a Facebook game like Farmville or Mafia Wars? Prevent those apps from littering your friend’s feeds by blocking them.

• Go to Privacy Settings > Applications and Websites.
• For “Activity on Application and Games”, choose “Custom”
• Select “Only Me”

Well, many reports of Google cars driving up and down Toronto are coming in. It’s true, Google Street View is finally coming to Canada. Originally blocked by the country’s various Privacy Commissioners because of privacy concerns, Google has pledged to blur faces and cars from the Canadian images in order to comply with our laws. So, don’t smile when you see their cars, wave instead.