{"id":18642,"date":"2011-05-29T13:11:16","date_gmt":"2011-05-29T07:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/?p=18642"},"modified":"2020-05-24T10:50:10","modified_gmt":"2020-05-24T05:20:10","slug":"secure-facebook-browsing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2011\/05\/secure-facebook-browsing\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Enable Secure Facebook Browsing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Enable <strong>secure Facebook browsing<\/strong> over https for more Facebook security of your Facebook account. When you browse on public internet access areas like internet cafes, libraries, etc, there is a huge risk your Facebook login details might be detected by illegal third party software, while your Facebook login passwords travel across an unsecured internet connection.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-18646\" title=\"facebook-security\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/facebook-security.png\" alt=\"facebook security\" width=\"120\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/facebook-security.png 120w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/facebook-security-119x150.png 119w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Facebook\u00a0Secure Browsing<\/h2>\n<p>Facebook allows users to browse Facebook over a <strong>secure https <\/strong>connection, which will add added security to your Facebook account. The feature is not enabled by default, but you can change it in your Facebook settings easily.<\/p>\n<p>Go to\u00a0facebook.com\/editaccount.php and visit the Account Security details. Look for the Secure browsing option &#8211; &#8220;Choose\u00a0Browse Facebook on a secure connection (https) whenever possible&#8221;, tick the checkbox and Save.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18644\" title=\"secure-facebook\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/secure-facebook.png\" alt=\"secure facebook login\" width=\"443\" height=\"97\" border=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/secure-facebook.png 443w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/secure-facebook-300x65.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Next time you visit Facebook, look for the secure icon on the browser location bar and the https URL instead of the HTTP URL.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"facebook-https\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/facebook-https.png\" alt=\"facebook https url\" width=\"283\" height=\"33\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why doesn&#8217;t Facebook enable Secure browsing by default for all users? <\/strong>Well, firstly the page loading speed is much slower over a secure connection. Secondly, not all Facebook apps will support secure https connections, so they will not work.<\/p>\n<p>To enable HTTPS on Facebook and get a more secure Facebook browsing experience today. Do it now. Remember if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2011\/03\/facebook-hacked\/\">Your Facebook Got Hacked \u2013 its usually your fault!<\/a>. Explain this to your Kids with this Facebook safety video.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enable secure Facebook browsing over https for more Facebook security of your Facebook account. 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