Worried About Embarrassing Photos On Facebook? Pre-Approved Photo Tags Are Almost Here

Most of us have had that embarrassing photo that someone took at a party show up on Facebook. Or a shot where someone tagged you in with half a chicken wing shoved in your mouth. Up until now, all you could do was remove your photo tag before too many MORE people saw those pics. You might rest easier knowing that pre-approved photo tags should be in place on Facebook by Thursday.

According to the Denver Post,

Currently, your friends can add your name to a photo on Facebook without your consent or knowledge. You can remove it later, but only after lots of others may have seen the embarrassing shots. Now, you can insist on pre-approval.

This won't affect whether your friends can add a photo of you, only whether your name is attached to it. Still, not having the name, known as a tag, can make it more difficult for people to find a potentially embarrassing photo in a search.

The changes should go into effect on Thursday and Facebook will also be tweaking some privacy settings in a way that, they say, will make managing your privacy settings a lot easier.

Check out some of the most embarrassing photos that I'll bet people wished they'd never been tagged in from LA Weekly.

[Denver Post]