Facebook revamps its privacy settings
After the massacre that took place at Facebook over the last few days, the company conveys their awareness about the amount of the work required to enforce its policies and let its users know about the choices they have over their data. The company acknowledges that privacy settings and other important tools on its social media platform are pretty hard to find. Therefore, in addition to Mark Zuckerberg’s announcements last week – cracking down on abuse of the Facebook, strengthening policies, and making it easier for people to revoke apps’ ability to use their data – the company promises to take additional steps in the coming weeks to put people more in control of their privacy. Facebook claims that the controls are now easier to find and use. They’ve redesigned ent- ire settings menu on mobile devices from top to bottom to make things easier to find. Instead of having settings spread across nearly twenty different screens, they are now accessible from a single place.
Privacy Shortcuts menu:
With a new menu, the user can control his/ her data in just a few taps, with clearer explanations of how the controls actually work. The experience should be clearer, more visual, and easy- to- find.
Make FB account secure:
Users can now be able to add more layers of protection to their accounts, like two- factor authentication. If you turn this on and someone tries to log into your account from a device, which Facebook can’t recognise, you will be asked to confirm whether it was you.
Control personal info:
You can review what you’ve shared and delete it if you want to. This includes posts you’ve shared or reacted to, friend requests you’ve sent, and things you’ve searched for on Facebook.
Control the ads you see:
You can manage the information Facebook uses to show you ads. Ad preferences explain how ads work and the options you have.
Manage posts and profile:
You own what you share on Facebook, and you can manage things like who sees your posts and the information you choose to include on your profile.
How to delete FB data:
With the new Access Your Information – a secure way for people to access and manage their information, such as posts, reactions, comments, and things you have searched for, users can delete anything from their timeline or profile that one may no longer want on Facebook. The company is also making it easier to download the data you’ve shared on Facebook. You can download a secure copy and even move it to another service. This includes photos you’ve uploaded, contacts you have added to your account, posts on your timeline, and more.