Facebook Privacy Checkup Checklist

Quick answer

Review profile information, future and past post audiences, discoverability, blocked profiles, connected apps, and account security. Finish by checking tagging, location, Stories, groups, Marketplace, and additional profiles outside the wizard.

What this means

Privacy Checkup covers important controls but not every surface. Use this checklist to record decisions and revisit them after product updates, major life changes, or account recovery.

Facebook changes labels and rolls out account features gradually. The exact wording on your device can differ from screenshots or older guides, but the underlying task should remain inside the official app, facebook.com, or Accounts Center. Read the page that appears on your own account instead of forcing a menu path that is no longer present.

Step-by-step

1. Limit who can see contact details, birthday data, friends, and future posts.
2. Review old public posts and activity log entries.
3. Set how people can find and contact the profile.
4. Inspect blocked accounts, app access, active sessions, password, and two-factor authentication.
5. Verify the result using View As or a logged-out browser and repeat for additional profiles.

Checks before you continue

• A future-post default does not rewrite every old post.
• Tagged content can reach a broader audience.
• Group and Page activity follows separate visibility rules.
• Security and privacy settings support each other but are not the same.

Common reasons it does not work

• Some Checkup controls are available only on the main profile.
• An app removed today may retain previously received information.
• Search engines can take time to update formerly public pages.

If the result is different from what this guide describes, stop and note the exact message. Try the desktop website if the app hides a setting, update the app if a menu is incomplete, and use a familiar device for identity or recovery checks. Avoid repeating the same request many times because temporary rate limits can make diagnosis harder.

Safety and privacy notes

Use this checklist as a decision aid, not as an automated guarantee. Keep sensitive URLs, passwords, payment details, recovery codes, and identity documents out of third-party forms and shared screenshots.

Never use remote-access software or share a screen with an unknown “support agent.” Facebook does not need your password, two-factor code, gift card, or cryptocurrency payment to complete a normal account setting. When a permanent action is involved, keep an independent backup of the information and access records you may need later.

Official source

Review Facebook Help Center: Privacy Checkup for the latest labels and eligibility rules. This guide explains the process in plain language, but the options displayed by Facebook for your account are the final authority.