privacy settings

noun

UK /ˈprɪv.ə.si ˈset.ɪŋz/

US /ˈpraɪ.və.si ˈset̬.ɪŋz/

The choices that decide who can see your information online.

She changed her privacy settings so only her friends could see her photos.

SYNONYMS

account controls security options visibility settings sharing preferences access controls

RELATED WORDS

password profile account permissions social media

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Options in an app or website that control what data is collected about you.

The app asked me to review my privacy settings before I signed up.

3. Rules a person sets about how much personal information they share.

His privacy settings keep strangers from finding his phone number.

4. A menu where you choose who can message or follow you.

I turned off messages from people I don't know in my privacy settings.