“I know that we don’t exactly have the strongest reputation on privacy right now, to put it lightly,” he said. It essentially gathers its users’ data so that advertisers can target their marketing most effectively. The social network (which also owns Instagram and WhatsApp) still has 2 billion users worldwide who find it personally useful or necessary for business purposes. One example: By manipulating Facebook’s privacy settings, you can stop the phone app from constantly tracking your movements and storing this information for years. Facebook users who choose not to quit altogether owe it to themselves to take these protective measures.

Source: Washington Post May 05, 2019 19:52 UTC