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How to Hide Your Birthday on Facebook
You probably already share more information than you should on Facebook. Nonetheless, sharing your full birth date, including the year, is something that you shouldn't do. While finding out your birth day isn't impossible for identity thieves, you shouldn't just go and plaster it across the web. So here are the steps to take.
- Log in to Facebook
- Click "Profile"
- Click the "Info" tab
- Click "edit" at the top right
- Make sure "Basic Information" is selected from the left hand side
- Look next to "Birthday"
- Choose the option you want from the drop-down menu
Selectively Hiding Your Birthday
If you want to hide your birthday from some friends but not others, you can do that too. Follow these steps:
- Log in to Facebook
- Click the "Account" drop-down menu at the top right
- Click "Privacy Settings"
- Click the "Customize settings" link at the center of your screen
- Look next to "Things I Share" for "Birthday"
- Click the drop-down menu next to that and choose "edit" next to "Custom"
- Enter the people you want to hide your birthday from in the "Hide this from" box