Facebook's "Who can look up your timeline by name" privacy tool bites the dust

In December 2012, Facebook announced a slew of privacy changes, one of which - the axing of the "Who can look up my timeline by name" feature - annoyed privacy aficionados.

The feature controlled whether someone could be found by typing their name into the Facebook search bar.
The setting was limited in scope and didn't keep people from being found in other ways across the site, Facebook said at the time.

Facebook yanked the setting last year for people who weren't using it.
For the minority of users still using the setting, the plug is now being pulled.

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