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Facebook Introduced Trusted Contacts Facebook today released a security feature called “Trusted Contacts” as an optional way for people to recover their passwords with the help of their trusted friends. The company first introduced the concept to a small test group in 2011 under the name “trusted friends.” Facebook has renamed it “trusted contacts” and increased security. Trusted Contacts allows you to specify three to five Facebook friends to help you regain account access. In case of a security breach,Facebook will send security codes to the friends you selected, and they can then pass along those codes to you. It’s basically an alternative to answering numerous security questions to prove your identity. “With Trusted Contacts, there’s no need to worry about remembering the answer to your security question or filling out long web forms to prove who you are,” Facebook explained in a blog post. Configure Facebook Trusted Contacts To configure the Trusted Contacts setting, go to the security settings page. You will see Trusted Contacts. Click on Choose Trusted Contacts. Click on Choose Trusted Contacts again. Here you can select and input 3 to 5 of your Facebook friends as Trusted friends. Best to select those you know personally and whom you can also contact over the phone. You may be asked to enter the password again. Once done, click on Confirm. The friends will appear under your Trusted Contacts and you will receive a confirmatory email to this effect. Once you have set up your trusted contacts, if you ever have trouble logging in, you’ll have your trusted contacts as a recovery option. Select that option and call your trusted contacts and let them know you need their help to regain access to your account. Each of them can get a security code for you with instructions on how to help you. Once you get three security codes from your trusted contacts, you can enter them into Facebook to recover your account. While on the subject, you might want to check out these posts too: How to securely log in to Facebook Best Facebook Privacy Settings.