{"id":335184,"date":"2020-01-15T09:20:43","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T07:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=335184"},"modified":"2020-01-15T09:23:09","modified_gmt":"2020-01-15T07:23:09","slug":"facebook-launches-new-privacy-features-for-third-party-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/security\/335184-facebook-launches-new-privacy-features-for-third-party-apps.html","title":{"rendered":"Facebook launches new privacy features for third-party apps"},"content":{"rendered":"

Facebook has announced<\/strong><\/a> a new feature which alerts users when their login details are used to access third-party apps.<\/p>\n

Instead of creating a new profile for a specific app or service, users are often able to log in by using their Facebook account.<\/p>\n

To do this, they are required to share certain personal information from their Facebook profile with the app in question.<\/p>\n

Over time, the list of apps which have access to those details can become extensive.<\/p>\n

Facebook said the design and content of its new privacy notifications are intended to remind users that they have complete control over which information is shared with these apps.<\/p>\n

How it works<\/h3>\n

Users will receive notifications when a first-time login to a third-party app occurs, or when a Facebook login is re-used to log in to an app.<\/p>\n

The notification will include a message about the time of the login and all of the information that has been shared with the app or service.<\/p>\n

An “Edit Settings” button will be available to allow users to change which details they share with apps.<\/p>\n

The image below shows an example of one of these notifications.<\/p>\n

\"Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n

Facebook’s privacy woes<\/h3>\n

Facebook added that it would take active steps to improve information privacy in its products.<\/p>\n

“We will continue to test additional user control features in early 2020, including bringing permissions to the forefront of the user experience when logging into a 3rd party app with Facebook Login,” the company stated.<\/p>\n

Facebook has previously come under fire for its approach to user privacy, particularly after the Cambridge Analytica leak<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The US Government has also put pressure<\/strong><\/a> on the platform to allow law enforcement agencies access to users’ information and messages after the company announced<\/strong><\/a> it would be pushing for encryption across all its services, which include WhatsApp and Instagram.<\/p>\n

Now read: Google ends third-party cookies in ad-tracking<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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