Facebook Warns Users, It Can Now Track You All the Time!
It has been quite a while that Facebook has been allegedly spying on its users and monetizing their data through ads and other services. However with launch of iOS 13 and Android 10, the social media giant is making some exponential advances in terms of user surveillance.
In a recent blog issued by Facebook, the company has warned its users over a larger access of their location data and also handed over some tips to secure their privacy.
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“Facebook works better when it is tracking you,” said the blog. “[We also] use precise location even when you’re not using the app to make sure that alerts and tools are accurate and personalized for you,” it added.
So basically what Facebook meant is that with the launch of new softwares, the social media app will handover device’s location control to the operating systems and users will have a certain level of surveillance even when the app is only running in the background.
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However, if the users wish to reduce or eliminate Facebook’s access to their location, they can set personalized settings to disallow Facebook to see where they are.
“If device’s location setting is set to “all the time” but Facebook’s location setting is turned off, it will not track your location data when you’re not using the app,” the blog informed.
This might cause hindrance in terms of limiting few features like Find WiFi and Nearby Friends, but the price isn’t much to pay if it secures a users privacy.
