Facebook’s granular privacy system helps you prevent others from seeing when you accept a friend request. Activity notifications appear on your Timeline, but you can disable these notifications. However, any friends you have in common with others appear in the friends list of other mutual friends. While others won’t see a notification on your Timeline if you disable your friending activity, people may still know if you are friends with a person they are mutual friends with. Warnings Writer Bio

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