Facebook's New 'Privacy Center' Will Help Educate Users on Data Collection and Privacy Options

[randomgeeza]

If you want privacy, don't use any of Meta's products.

 

[Unsupported]

If you want privacy, don't use any of Meta's products.

 

[Yammabot]

Having to opt out by default should be illegal. Always opt in if you want to be insidiously spied on. Has anyone tried MeWe? They claim to be privacy focused.

 

[SurferPup]

'Cause we all know how empathetic Zucks is about our privacy and doesn't that just give you a warm and fuzzy feeling all over knowing Planet Meta has a privacy directory to address your woes?

 

[Blowback]

Facebook today announced a new "Privacy Center" section on its website on the desktop. This new area will offer users a "new place to learn more about our approach to privacy across our apps and technologies" and "provides helpful information about five common privacy topics," Meta announced today in a press release.

The new Privacy Center, rolling out to a small pool of Facebook users in the United States on the desktop, will offer five sections at launch with plans to expand over time.

The first section, Security, will offer easy access to common tools such as basic security settings and two-factor authentication. Sharing will provide quick access to settings over who can tag users in a post, post visibility, and more. Collection and Use will give users a quick glance at the type of data Meta collects about them and how it's used, respectively. The last section will provide settings regarding a user's ad preferences.

Meta says that Facebook's "Privacy Center" will continuously evolve and expand over time with "more modules and controls to help people understand our approach to privacy across our apps and technologies."

Article Link: Facebook's New 'Privacy Center' Will Help Educate Users on Data Collection and Privacy Options

'Facebook Privacy Center'. Full Stop.

 

[groove-agent]

"Educate" means brainwash the public and do damage control after Facebook was busted several times.

Hopefully most won't buy into their BS.

 

[justperry]

In other words:

We make it extremely difficult/opaque for you to know exactly what data we sell, to whom and how you can opt out.



Related: Yesterday an app I installed long ago asked for permissions, I stopped using it, there were like literally more than a 100 buttons to toggle, no disable all or reject all button, there was though, an enable all button.

 

[justperry]

Having to opt out by default should be illegal.

Exactly this.

 

[SFjohn]

Having to opt out by default should be illegal. Always opt in if you want to be insidiously spied on. Has anyone tried MeWe? They claim to be privacy focused.

We use MeWe as our HOA website for all our owners to have access to any documents they desire.

 

[Yammabot]

We use MeWe as our HOA website for all our owners to have access to any documents they desire.

Thanks, I’m going to try it out..