Meta announces new privacy policy for Facebook, Instagram, Messenger
Meta (formerly Facebook) is updating its privacy policy and the company has begun notifying users of the same starting today. The company also says that it has rewritten its policy to make it easier to understand and to reflect the latest products Meta offers. “While the text looks different in many places, Meta is not collecting, using, or sharing your data in new ways based on this policy update and we still do not sell your information,” the company said in a press note.
Meta recently announced that it will be rewriting and re-designing its privacy policy to make it easier for people to understand and provide more clarity about how they make use of their information, even as it faces regulatory scrutiny across various parts of the world including India.
Apart from the redesigned policy, Meta said it will also offer new controls for users to better manage their experience with its products.
The new policy is expected to come into effect from July 26, 2022, and covers Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and other Meta products. It will not cover WhatsApp, Workplace, Free Basics, Messenger Kids, or the use of Quest devices without a Facebook account, which have their own privacy policies.
The company said it is also updating its terms of service to “better explain what is expected from us and those who use our platforms”.
“These Meta updates give us no new rights to people’s data. Our goal here is to be clearer and more transparent by adding more details and examples of our data practices,” it added.
Meta will also provide more details about how they share and receive information with third parties as well as how and why people’s information is shared across its products
New audience controls will make it easier for people to manage who sees their posts on Facebook while an updated ad management control allows them to set preferences across ad topics that reflect the interest-based targeting categories advertisers may use to reach them and the content they might see in an ad.
[With Inputs from IANS]
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