On mobile devices, Facebook users will now be able to find all their settings in a single place, rather than spread across “nearly 20 different screens” as they were before. They will also be able to find a separate item, the “privacy shortcuts” menu, which provides a clearing house for options about data protection, ad personalisation and on-platform privacy. The site is also complying with rules about access to stored personal data with a new “access your information” tool, that allows people to find, download and delete Facebook data. Jeremy Deller distributes posters instructing how to delete Facebook Read moreBut Facebook is not committing to making it any easier for users to delete their accounts wholesale. Facebook says that further changes will come in response to user feedback, including updates to the terms of service and data policies.

Source: The Guardian March 28, 2018 11:37 UTC