Facebook has introduced a new Privacy Policy in accordance with GDPR regulations. Facebook says their goal with the policy is to better protect your privacy and control your settings. With this new update, users will be notified when they’re asked to approve uploads of any data outside of the data they originally shared on Facebook. It also outlines that use of facial recognition is opt-in for people and uploaded photos and videos.
Many have been concerned with the changes that Facebook has made, giving them more power to use consumer data to serve ads. They have claimed that Facebook is violating their terms of service by changing the privacy agreement. It was just last week that they announced how changes would be made in light of Congressional investigations into Facebook’s data security practices.
Facebook has recently changed their privacy policy to allow more of your data to be shared publicly. The new terms state that Facebook will share any information you have with the public, including your name, profile pictures, likes, and posts. They are also giving advertisers access to your account information so that they can target users with ads that are more relevant to their interests. If you are on Facebook, make sure to read the Terms of Service before accepting the new terms.
Changes to Facebook’s privacy policy in March and April of 2012 have caused a stir in the tech and social media world with articles like “Privacy Fears: Your Choice or Facebook’s?” and “Facebook Changes Policy, Will Now Share Personal Information With Other Companies.”
In an effort to manage their data more efficiently, Facebook has removed the option for users to restrict the visibility of their profile from specific people.
Facebook’s newest privacy policy only gives users a year before they delete their information from the site or face an increasingly restrictive set of data controls. Facebook’s new privacy policy is designed to be a more transparent and thought-out process that will take users less by surprise, but it has been met with criticism from many who see it as a tactic for making the site more profitable at the expense of user privacy.
Facebook has decided to make a major change to its privacy policy by removing the clause that prevented advertisers from using personal information about users for advertising purposes. This change has sparked a lot of public concern because it eliminates the last remaining restrictions on how Facebook can use user data, and takes away a lot of control that users had over what kinds of ads they were seeing.
Facebook’s new privacy policy has encouraged many of its customers to change their settings. The company will now be able to collect data on how users are logged into other apps, as well as any posts they make on the site. This brings more transparency to the amount of data Facebook collects from its customers.
