Following a data scandal of Facebook involving Cambridge Analytica that has led to a global outcry on the privacy of Facebook users, Facebook has announced a series of changes that will ensure more data control by Facebook users.
The scandal which has already made Facebook lose more than $100 billion involved improper harvesting of data from more than 50 million Facebook users in a move that targeted U.S and British voters for Elections.
Ashlie Beringer, the Vice president and Deputy General Counsel at Facebook revealed the changes which will come ahead of the landmark European Union data protection law scheduled for May in a blog post.
“So in addition to Mark’s announcements last week- cracking down on abuse of the Facebook platform, strengthening our policies and making it easier for people to revoke apps’ ability to use your data - we’re taking additional steps in the coming weeks to put people in more control over their privacy, ” read the post.
The new Privacy Shortcuts menu will allow users to control their data in just a few taps, including letting the users add more protection to their account, like two-factor authentication.
The Changes will also enable users to view what they have shared including posts, reactions, requests, and searches and delete them if needed.
In addition, users will also have control over the information that Facebook utilizes to serve them ads and download the data they have shared with Facebook including photos, contacts, and posts and move them to another service.