You have just left your office a little too quickly, without having taken care to close your Facebook account beforehand. You fear that your confidential data will fall into the wrong hands. Learn how to remotely disconnect your Facebook account on each device it was previously connected to.
Close your Facebook session from a web browser
You have logged into your Facebook account from the computer of a friend or your parents. You are concerned that you forgot to close your session when you close the browser. Given the amount of personal and sensitive data that your Facebook account contains, it is better to make sure that it has been disconnected.
To prevent family members or friends from finding unspeakable secrets, Facebook has made its remote logout function available to its users. As its indicates, the latter will allow you to know on which device your Facebook account is connected and if necessary close it.
- Open your web browser
- Go to the Facebook site available at the following address: https://www.facebook.com/
- Enter your Facebook account email address and password
- Click on the small arrow pointing down located in the menu bar
- Select the settings option
- Click on the security and connection section located in the left column
- Look in the main window for your connections
You will see appear in the connections pane, the list of devices connected to your Facebook account accompanied by various information such as for example the name of the device, the IP address, the date of the last connection as well as the city in which it is find.
- Find in the list the device you want to disconnect
- Tap the icon made up of 3 small dots to the right of the device name
- Click on the logout line
The Facebook session is now closed on the device you have chosen. Don't worry if you accidentally delete a device. This will not cause any data loss. You will just have to log back into your Facebook account the next time you want to use this computer or mobile device.
Disconnect Facebook from the mobile application
You just opened your Facebook account from a friend's smartphone. Rather than waiting to come home to close the session, we will see in this section how to do this directly from the smartphone.
- Open the Facebook application on your smartphone
- Click on the menu button (3 superimposed lines). On Android the button is in the upper right corner of the window. On the iPhone, it is placed in the lower right corner
- Scroll down to the bottom of the window
- Click on the logout button
- A warning message will ask you to confirm your choice
- Press the disconnect button again
Important detail, if you notice suspicious connections coming from devices based abroad, we advise you to immediately change your password.
To do this, simply click on the change your password button, then enter the code currently used. Once the operation has been validated, you will just have to enter a new password and click on the button Save the modifications.
In addition to these security options, Facebook has a tool to receive alerts as soon as the system detects unrecognized connections. Alerts can be sent either by email or directly to your phone via the Facebook app's notification device.
In case of recurring problem, do not hesitate to use two-factor authentication. This additional layer of security will strengthen the protection of your personal data.