By default, Facebook can use your name, profile photo and other information in their ads. Here's how you can prevent that.

1. Keeping Your Profile Photo & Other Personal Info Out of Facebook Ads Jim Evans Greater Cleveland PC Users Group March 2011

2. Warning, warning . . . Have your Facebook friends been posting this on their wall? Facebook is being sneaky again – On Friday, Facebookstarted using your photos in ads that will appear on the profile page of your contacts. It's legal and is mentioned in the fine print when you create your account. . .

4. They have ads that appear on the screen

5. They make a very small amount each time the ad appears

7. July 2009 Facebook used to run ads for dating sites. One day, a guy named Peter had this ad appear on his screen. The funny thing is, he’s married and the picture is another Facebook user, his wife! That’s right. His wife, Cheryl Smith, a blogger with her own website at cultueSmith. Go see her blog post where she recommended changing your setting in July 2009.

9. By default, they have opted you in

11. Click on Account

14. Facebook tries to explain what Social Ads are

15. Read or not read it

18. Change it to “No one”

19. Click “Save Changes”But, hang on, you’re not done yet

20. Under Ads shown by Facebook This is a sample ad where your name might appear

22. Change it to “No one”

23. Click “Save Changes”Now you’re done and your picture will not appear in ads