Facebook: Privacy Policy Changes - You Should Know This
Users are receiving mail from Facebook these days: The company is making changes to the data protection guidelines. We have summarized the most important changes for you and tell you what you should do now.
Changes to Facebook data protection: New section
The changes to data protection will apply from January 1, 2015. Anyone who continues to use Facebook automatically accepts the changes. In addition to updating the conditions, data and cookies guidelines of Facebook, a new section is being introduced: "Basics of data protection".
- In the new section, users should get tips "what you can do to take responsibility for your experience on Facebook."
- Many users apparently do not know how to deal with the privacy settings: removing markings on photos, blocking users, hiding posts. That and more should be explained in the new section in interactive instructions.
- Of course, these settings already exist, in the future even more users should understand and apply them.
Changes to Facebook's privacy policy: advertisements
Another change Facebook will make is the personalization of advertisements.
- In the future, users should be able to control personalized advertisements more easily. If you switch off an advertisement on your computer, it should no longer be displayed on your iPhone, smartphone or tablet.
- In addition, advertisements are to be personalized even more. For example via the location function: "If, for example, you decide to tell where you are in the future, you may see the menus of nearby restaurants or status reports from friends in the area, " says Facebook.
- In this practical tip, you can read how to switch off personalized advertising on Facebook.
Changes on Facebook: more transparency and buy option
According to Facebook, one of the goals of the updates is more transparency for users. A buy function is also to be introduced.
- Facebook writes: "Facebook has grown in recent years and we want to make sure that you know about our group of companies, apps and services."
- In the future, more information will be provided on how Facebook works and how user data is processed. How these goals are to be implemented is not yet known.
- From 2015, a new buy function should make it possible to purchase products from online shops that advertise on Facebook directly via the social network.
In the next article, we will show you how to change Facebook privacy settings on iPhone.