There aredangers of oversharing on Facebook.

it’s possible for you to do that by adjusting your Facebook Privacy controls.

Most people use both.

Settings & Privacy highlighted in the Facebook menu

ChooseSettings & Privacyin the drop-down menu.

In the sidebar, choosePrivacy.

Next to each item in theYour ActivityandHow People Find and Contact Yousections, clickEditto expand the item.

The Facebook Settings & Privacy menu qith Settings highlighted

Choose one of the options in the drop-down menu.

SelectMoreat the bottom of the menu to see additional options.

Most people selectFriendsas the default option for posts and other activities.

Facebook Settings sidebar with Privacy highlighted

Additional Facebook Privacy parameters

The Privacy sidebar contains entries for other parameters.

Here’s a quick overview of those configs.

If so, and that weirds you out, this is where you change that setting.

The Facebook Your Activity Privacy settings menu

ClickEditto turn this optiononoroff.

You’ll also find parameters toBlock usersandBlock messages,among other things in this section.

Stories: Stories are a relatively new addition to Facebook.

Facebook audience selector in Privacy settings

The configs here are the sharing options related to your stories.

How to Adjust Facebook Privacy controls

Facebook audience selector expanded to show options

Facebook’s Your Facebook Information privacy screen

Facebook Face Recognition settings

Facebook Public Post Filters and Tools

Facebook Blocking privacy options

Facebook Stories privacy settings