Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, has announced new changes coming to its privacy policy. The changes, Meta says, are designed to more clearly convey to users how the company uses the information it collects.
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Meta emphasizes that the updated Privacy Policy does not introduce new ways for the company to collect, use, or share user data. Rather, it simplifies the wording and provides more detailed and clearer explanations of the policy and various data practices. The new Privacy Policy, formerly known as the Data Policy, will go into effect on July 26. It covers Facebook, Messenger, Instagram , and other Meta products, but does not include WhatsApp, Workplace, Free Basics, and Messenger Kids. The company says it has begun sending notifications to users about the new policy. Users can click on the notification to review the changes and get more details, although they don’t necessarily have to act on those notifications and can choose to ignore them.
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Micheal Protti, Meta's Chief Privacy Officer, said: "We've rewritten and redesigned our Privacy Policy to make it more understandable and clear how we use information . We've also included more details about the third-parties we share and receive information and explained how and why individuals' information is shared across products , among other changes."
Meta is also updating its Terms of Service “to better explain what is expected of us and those who use platforms .” In select countries, including India, users will have the option to opt out of the updated Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
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Meta is also launching a new privacy setting that will allow users to control who sees their posts on Facebook by default. Finally, the company says the Privacy Center dashboard is now available to everyone on Facebook and links directly to the updated Privacy Policy.
Information source: xda-developers.com
