Facebook today announced new updated tools for protecting your privacy. Essentially, the service is reportedly consolidating some of its existing settings into a single screen, making them much easier to access for its users.
Previously, Facebook's privacy settings were a mess, and if you searched for them on mobile, you would find them on 20 different screens. Starting today, however, users of the mobile app will have to open a page.
The company has reportedly removed some of the privacy settings it considers "outdated."
The announcement says it is also rolling out a new privacy shortcuts menu, which will contain all the usual features related to protecting your privacy and your account.
From the new menu, you will be able to set up two-factor authentication, limit who can see your posts, and control your advertising preferences.
According to Facebook, there is also a new tool that makes it simpler to download your information, or delete your account.
All of the above changes came from Facebook only when the Cambridge Analytica. The fact seems to have raised awareness among members of the social network, as well as large companies that supported it. Of course, the damage was immediately apparent, in the stock market, but also in the company's major partnerships.
With these tools, Facebook seeks to restore public trust. The company's goal is also to restore trust in advertisers and investors, who increasingly began to see Facebook as a tainted brand name.
In recent weeks, Mozilla has suspended all advertising on Facebook, while the bank Nordea announced that it plans to withdraw its pages from Facebook.
