Facebook's new privacy policy raises questions

On Monday, also the Data Privacy Day, Facebook announced 7 regulations on privacy policies for its users. This is also a sign that they are preparing for the upcoming changes of EU Law on Data Protection of GDPR . The new regulation will take effect from May 25.

Below is a summary list of these 7 regulations:

1. We give you control of your privacy.
2. We help people understand how their data is used.
3. We put these rules into our products from the beginning.
4. We keep your information safe.
5. You are the owner and have the right to delete your information.
6. The improvement will take place continuously.
7. We will be responsible.

'These rules will be the guideline for us at Facebook,' said Erin Eganm, Facebook's privacy director. But when you read carefully, you will find that these regulations do not affect their decision to create products, nor solve the privacy problems that social networks encounter.

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7 new Facebook privacy rules seem to be insufficient for users to feel secure

These are questions left unanswered about Facebook's privacy policy.

Do users have control over their data being used for advertising?

Privacy regulations do not mention the billion-dollar business sector for Facebook - advertising. It only appears once in the section "we help people understand how their data will be used," saying that facebook allows control over each ad. But there's nothing to say about what users have in terms of sharing their data with advertisers.

Currently Facebook tells users that advertisers will target you through what type of information in the advertising settings. It also shows what kind of Facebook Facebook the advertiser is divided into (people or travelers, who have a birthday in November .) Although you can choose not to be included in these categories, Facebook also gives A little control over how data is collected and shared with advertisers.

Can users not share data with other Facebook services?

Facebook did not mention allowing data to share to their other services like WhatsApp or Instagram. As the Electronic Frontier Foundation said, this can cause privacy problems, for example Facebook will know the user's habits and chat content.

Can Facebook account and data be deleted forever?

Users still complain about the process of deleting the account and even though there is no need to email the customer care party, the process is still incomplete.

Facebook now offers an online form for users to submit an account deletion request, but this form is not accessible from Facebook's application, meaning a lot of people can access it. Facebook also said that user data will be on the server for up to 90 days after you submit the removal request.

Does anything really change?

Facebook has promised to redo the 'privacy center' to bring all relevant settings into a single place. But it is unclear whether anything really changes. Do they offer more stringent controls (such as advertising orientation or face recognition). Is there any setting to lock data?

We don't all know yet because Facebook doesn't say whether they plan to change their privacy settings or the new 'privacy center' will just put existing settings in one place.

What changes does Facebook have if not for EU regulations?

Facebook still says that their current data policy is for the benefit of users. But the fact is that if Facebook changes with the new privacy center, they will not really do anything if not for EU regulations.

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