Can I hide my friends list from my friends?
April 17, 2010 11:16 AM Subscribe
Is there a way to edit Facebook to make your friends list completely private?
I'd like to hide my friends list from everyone - even people who are already linked to be as a friend. I'd like to do this to respect the privacy of my friends. I've edited the friends box so that it won't show to people who aren't my friends.. but there has to be a way to make it more private, no? Any HTML hacks out there? your help is much appreciated!
I'd like to hide my friends list from everyone - even people who are already linked to be as a friend. I'd like to do this to respect the privacy of my friends. I've edited the friends box so that it won't show to people who aren't my friends.. but there has to be a way to make it more private, no? Any HTML hacks out there? your help is much appreciated!
Bah, hit Post too soon. See this thread from just a week ago for more details.
posted by aheckler at 11:19 AM on April 17, 2010
posted by aheckler at 11:19 AM on April 17, 2010
That thread isn't about preventing your friends from seeing your friends list.
posted by Jaltcoh at 12:03 PM on April 17, 2010
posted by Jaltcoh at 12:03 PM on April 17, 2010
That thread isn't about preventing your friends from seeing your friends list.
But a few of the comments answer this exact question.
And no, you can't. There is no way to keep your friends list private from your friends.
posted by ishotjr at 12:06 PM on April 17, 2010
But a few of the comments answer this exact question.
And no, you can't. There is no way to keep your friends list private from your friends.
posted by ishotjr at 12:06 PM on April 17, 2010
Just to echo ishotjr, Facebook basically considers your friends list to be public information:
Please remember that your Friends List is always visible to you and your friends.
You also have a set of publicly available information, which helps your friends find and connect with you. This includes your Name, Profile Picture, Current City, Gender, Networks, Friend List and Pages.
posted by DiscourseMarker at 12:26 PM on April 17, 2010
Please remember that your Friends List is always visible to you and your friends.
You also have a set of publicly available information, which helps your friends find and connect with you. This includes your Name, Profile Picture, Current City, Gender, Networks, Friend List and Pages.
posted by DiscourseMarker at 12:26 PM on April 17, 2010
But a few of the comments answer this exact question.
Well, one comment mentions it in passing. I wouldn't consider that to be authoritative. DiscourseMaker's link seems to be the right answer.
You simply shouldn't add anyone as a friend if you're not comfortable with them knowing who all your Facebook friends are. Even if someone has created a "hack" around this, I wouldn't count on anything about Facebook's interface staying constant; as Facebook frequently tinkers with that kind of thing. Even if someone has come up with a brilliant way around the current privacy mechanisms (or lack thereof), you could never be sure that the site wouldn't change in some way that would render the hack ineffective.
posted by Jaltcoh at 12:53 PM on April 17, 2010 [1 favorite]
Well, one comment mentions it in passing. I wouldn't consider that to be authoritative. DiscourseMaker's link seems to be the right answer.
You simply shouldn't add anyone as a friend if you're not comfortable with them knowing who all your Facebook friends are. Even if someone has created a "hack" around this, I wouldn't count on anything about Facebook's interface staying constant; as Facebook frequently tinkers with that kind of thing. Even if someone has come up with a brilliant way around the current privacy mechanisms (or lack thereof), you could never be sure that the site wouldn't change in some way that would render the hack ineffective.
posted by Jaltcoh at 12:53 PM on April 17, 2010 [1 favorite]
Looks like as of Monday they've started allowing this. Apparently they're not making the changes to all profiles at once, though, so you might have to wait a few days. See the fourth to last paragraph here for how to do it.
posted by Ashley801 at 11:26 PM on April 20, 2010
posted by Ashley801 at 11:26 PM on April 20, 2010
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This is impossible IIRC.
posted by aheckler at 11:18 AM on April 17, 2010