Facebook knows a lot about us, and sometimes a bit more than we would like. If you’d like to try and keep your activities as private as possible, then you might want to consider the steps we are highlighting below, which will show you ways to clear your Facebook search history, manage your activity log, and also how to wipe your web history and how to stop Facebook from tracking you.
We search for things on Facebook from time to time, such as looking for a page or company, a new friend, videos, and so on. Sometimes it can be a bit embarrassing, or maybe you just don’t want people to know what you’ve been searching for if they ever get their hands on your phone or access to your computer.
This is where clearing your search history will come in handy, and it is a relatively quick and painless process.
Alternative, there are more advanced options that you can choose. To access those options, follow the steps above, but click “Edit” once the dropdown list appears. From here, you will be able to see what you’ve searched for on what date. This will show you everything you’ve searched for since you started using Facebook. Click “Clear Searches” at the top if you want to delete all of it.
One of the features of Facebook is the ability to to help users find nearby WiFi hotspots or find nearby friends. As useful as these features sound, at least on paper, it can also feel a bit creepy as we’re sure that there are some who might be uncomfortable with Facebook knowing where you are.
If you’d rather not have Facebook keep a log on your location history, then deleting it might be a pretty good idea.
In 2018, in response to the various privacy-related scandals the company has been embroiled in, Facebook announced plans for a new feature called “Off-Facebook Activity”. This would essentially allow users to manage the data Facebook collects on you from other sites and apps associated with Facebook.
For example, with all the default settings turned on, this is how Facebook collects information on you to deliver things like more personalized ads.
However, if you’re not comfortable with this, this new tool will let you better manage apps and services connected to your Facebook account, as well as give you the option on how to manage your Facebook activity moving forwards, such as by disabling it completely.