How to Unlink Facebook on Your Home Computer

Never ask Facebook to remember you on a public computer.

When you frequently use Facebook on your home computer, it makes sense keep yourself logged in indefinitely. Facebook will remember your username and password so that you don't have to keep reentering it. If other users start to use your device, however, unlinking your profile prevents anyone else from logging in and protects your account privacy. If you don't, unauthorized users can gain access to your Facebook account as easily as opening a new Internet browser window.

Instructions

1. Click on the white "Account" link in the blue Facebook banner, located at the top of every Facebook screen.

2. Choose "Log Out" from the drop-down list.

3. Uncheck the box next to "Keep me logged in."

4. Log in again using your email and password when you want to revisit your account. Facebook will no longer remember your account, and you are always logged out when you close your Internet browser.