Reporting Elections, Safety and Security of Journalists With Facebook, at least, you can keep your profile out of searches. Follow these steps: On your computer, open Facebook and click the downward-pointing arrow in the top right of the screen. Tap Settings & Privacy, then Settings followed by Privacy. Under “Do You Want Search Engines Outside of Facebook to Link to Your Profile?” click Edit. Click the checkbox on the bottom to turn off the setting. Limit the audience for your personal posts Not every friend on your list needs to know the intimate details of your life. This is even riskier when you factor in how many fake profiles are floating around. Tap or click to see how to spot the fakes. Limit the audience of your posts so only specific people can see them. 53