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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFacebook Changed Everyone’s Email to @Facebook.com; Here’s How to Fix It
http://lifehacker.com/5921095/facebook-just-changed-your-email-without-permission-heres-how-to-get-it-backClick "About" on your profile and scroll down to your email address. Click "Edit" to change them.
Click on the circle next to your Facebook email address and change its setting to "Hidden From Timeline".
Click on the circle next to your other email addresses and change their settings to "Shown On Timeline".
Click the Save button at the bottom of the Edit popup (Don't forget this step).
arcane1
(38,613 posts)I prefer to keep my actual email hidden anyway, and limit who can message me via Facebook messages, but it's one more unannounced change that most people would decline if asked
MadHound
(34,179 posts)And stop putting your information into the tender hands of an amoral corporation trying to maximize profits
quinnox
(20,600 posts)I noticed that, I guess they want everyone to use their email now.
TeamPooka
(24,123 posts)arbitrary
proud2BlibKansan
(96,793 posts)So this is no big deal to me.
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)pokerfan
(27,677 posts)Eduardo Saverin: I told him I thought it sounded great. It was a great idea. There was nothing to hack, people were gonna provide their own pictures, their own information.
Viking12
(6,012 posts)I created an email account for use on Social networking sites like FB & DU. It won't do anything to change my life.
jade3000
(238 posts)Yes, they added a Facebook email to my account, but my primary email is still my personal email. I don't think I'd care that much either way. Also, I noticed that some of the commenters are the linked article/post had the same experience (no change to primary) as me.
DavidDvorkin
(19,392 posts)My primary one is still there, along with the Facebook address, but they had changed mine to not show, and the FB one was the only one shown to viewers of my contact info.
jade3000
(238 posts)I checked it on my computer, and you're right, they hid my actual email in favor of the facebook email. So I switched it.
I discovered something new, too. Under messages, there's an "Other" category which contains messages sent by people who aren't your friends (& some other messages, possibly from groups, I'm not sure). It's annoying that I never noticed that because there are some messages there that were interesting, and I didn't get a notification for them. Oh well, better late than never.
DavidDvorkin
(19,392 posts)One of my Facebook posted about that on FB a few months ago. I discovered messages from friends that I had been unaware of. That's really, really annoying.
coalition_unwilling
(14,180 posts)no idea what the FB email address is used for and I don't really care. (I don't really like FB much nor do I use it for much.)
Maybe this is only for those who have converted to Timeline format?
FrodosPet
(5,169 posts)For me, it's fun to be able to communicate interesting websites and silly thoughts with several of my friends simultaneously. And sometimes, as MetroPCS found out, it is a good way to give PUBLIC feedback on a company that gets their attention quick.
But if the @facebook.com email is not gone by July 3rd, 2012, then I am.