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Forget to log out of Facebook? Just sign off remotely

So, you logged into your Facebook account on your friend’s laptop, or on a PC in an office conference room … and now you can’t quite remember if you ultimately logged out.

Not good. Why? Because if you didn’t log out of that other PC completely, the next person who visits Facebook on that system may end up logged in as you, with complete access to your profile.

Scary? Sure.

Luckily, it’s easy to quickly log out of any and all open Facebook sessions on any computer, whether it’s the Mac on your desk or a PC at the office.

Here’s what you do:

Just find the open Facebook session you’d like to close, then click “End Activity.”

Have more questions about Facebook security? Check out my top tips for locking down your Facebook account—or just ask!

Note: This updated and revised post was first published in July 2011.