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Another Facebook Question

geezerette — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 20:45:09 GMT

I’ve looked for this on Facebook and Googled it too, but I’ve found conflicting answers:

If I join a “closed” group, what information of mine can the other members of that group see, presuming they are NOT my “Friends”? Only the information I choose to make public and my posts within that closed group, or can they also see all of my information that I allow my “Friends” to see?

Re: Another Facebook Question

LTT1 — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 20:48:04 GMT

@geezerette

I will refer this question to @lolakimono

She is very handy at the technical aspects of things.

Yours is a great question.

Re: Another Facebook Question

geezerette — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 20:52:39 GMT

@LTT1

Thank you!

Re: Another Facebook Question

terriebear — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 20:55:57 GMT

@geezerette

If you happen to see posts from such groups in your Home News Feed, these will only appear in the News Feed of group members. The only way for one of your friends to see your post/comment in a Closed or Secret group is for that friend to also be a member of the group.

Re: Another Facebook Question

Moonchilde — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 21:06:14 GMT

It depends upon the way the admin of the group has done the group settings, and how each individual member has their settings too.

I’m in one closed, private group, but I’m friends individually with 3/4 of the group, so I see all of their posts and info and they see mine.

I’m in another closed, private group and when I click on another member’s name I can see all of their personal posts. I don’t know if that’s the way the group admin has set it up, or because the poster has set their page to Public.

The admins of different groups may differentiate between just Closed, and Closed and Private.

Re: Another Facebook Question

geezerette — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 21:30:38 GMT

@Moonchilde wrote:
It depends upon the way the admin of the group has done the group settings, and how each individual member has their settings too.

I’m in one closed, private group, but I’m friends individually with 3/4 of the group, so I see all of their posts and info and they see mine.

I’m in another closed, private group and when I click on another member’s name I can see all of their personal posts. I don’t know if that’s the way the group admin has set it up, or because the poster has set their page to Public.

The admins of different groups may differentiate between just Closed, and Closed and Private.

@Moonchilde

That’s what I was afraid of. And knowing this administrator, he probably doesn’t even know the difference!

Re: Another Facebook Question

YorkieonmyPillow — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 22:05:43 GMT

If you have your personal FB settings so that only your friends can see your posts, it doesn't matter how the group admin sets up his group - the others won't be able to see anything except your "public" info, because of your own personal settings......

Re: Another Facebook Question

dooBdoo — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 23:56:12 GMT

@geezerette, @YorkieonmyPillow is correct.🙂 I'm not aware of any way the admin of a group could control the way others see our personal account info and postings. We control that with our "Settings" under the "Privacy" section. This also would mean the admin of a group can only see what we permit via our settings. This is an example from an account used for training:

Also, we have the option of customizing the "audience" of each individual post or image by editing the privacy of that specific post/image.

To be sure you know how your account looks to others, just go to your Timeline page and use the "View As" feature.

You can see how it looks to everyone ("Public") or specific people, and again that would include showing you what the admin of a group can see:

Re: Another Facebook Question

dooBdoo — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 03:16:08 GMT

Here's the link to the help info from Facebook about the privacy controls a group admin has, and I'll also post a screenshot from the section: "Create and Manage a Group" "What are the privacy settings for groups?"

https://www.facebook.com/help/220336891328465?helpref=about_content

Re: Another Facebook Question

I am still oxox — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 23:38:09 GMT

Anything posted in a closed gorup remains in the group, it will not show on your page or any of your friends page

Re: Another Facebook Question

geezerette — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 18:02:24 GMT

@YorkieonmyPillow

@dooBdoo

Thank you very much. That was my question, but I couldn’t find a direct answer anywhere. Now that I stop to think about it, I suppose a closed group works in much the same way as a public page. If someone posts on a public page, I can see their posts on that page but if I go to their page, I only can see the information they have chosen to make public. So, in a closed group, if I am not friends with other members, they should only be able to see my posts within that group or any other public information of my choosing if they go to my profile.

@dooBdoo, I always appreciate your responses and especially the fact that you include screenshots. It helps me immensely to be able to actually see exactly what you are explaining! And I have my privacy settings just as I want them.

As for the “View As” option, I have used that in the past on my computer. But apparently on the iPad app (which I use pretty much exclusively now) that isn’t available, as others seem to be searching for it as well. I guess if I want to use that, I will have to get on Facebook via a browser.

Again, thank you both. This group is for my new internet provider. For some reason they have chosen to use a closed group page to communicate with their customers instead of a normal public page. Given that so many people choose to let the entire world see each and every detail of their personal lives, I don’t want any of these people—none of whom I know—to be able to do the same with mine!

Re: Another Facebook Question

dooBdoo — Sat, 04 Nov 2017 11:54:13 GMT

geezerette wrote:
@YorkieonmyPillow
@dooBdoo

Thank you very much. That was my question, but I couldn’t find a direct answer anywhere. Now that I stop to think about it, I suppose a closed group works in much the same way as a public page. If someone posts on a public page, I can see their posts on that page but if I go to their page, I only can see the information they have chosen to make public. So, in a closed group, if I am not friends with other members, they should only be able to see my posts within that group or any other public information of my choosing if they go to my profile.

@dooBdoo, I always appreciate your responses and especially the fact that you include screenshots. It helps me immensely to be able to actually see exactly what you are explaining! And I have my privacy settings just as I want them.

As for the “View As” option, I have used that in the past on my computer. But apparently on the iPad app (which I use pretty much exclusively now) that isn’t available, as others seem to be searching for it as well. I guess if I want to use that, I will have to get on Facebook via a browser.

Again, thank you both. This group is for my new internet provider. For some reason they have chosen to use a closed group page to communicate with their customers instead of a normal public page. Given that so many people choose to let the entire world see each and every detail of their personal lives, I don’t want any of these people—none of whom I know—to be able to do the same with mine!

Hi, @geezerette! You're welcome! I hope Facebook never allows others, including group admins, to override our personal privacy account settings. And thank you for the kind words.😀 I try to help if I can. I like to add images, when possible, and I think it goes back to my training in programming. "Drawing a picture" is often the best way to analyze a problem or illustrate a process. Regarding the Facebook app (or apps), there are many features that aren't available and we do have to use the full website version to see and use all of them. My preference is not to use their apps, for security and privacy reasons -- when using my iPad I always access the full version on Safari.

Re: Another Facebook Question

juperier — Sat, 04 Nov 2017 11:34:21 GMT

Actually, in the area I'm interested it, individual brands almost always have a private "group" page. Most also have a regular "business" page. The "group" pages are pretty much the only one's I concern myself with.

While I've never thought about it, it makes sense to me for an internet provider to have a "group" page. It likely wouldn't draw the level of social interaction that happens on a "group" page for a small business. But the service provider would likely be able to gather feedback from comments that they would otherwise not receive. They can also potentially offer sneak peaks and/or special small perks. Marketing....now that I think about it....not a bad idea.....