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Facebook has announced that it is rolling out what appears to be a major change to its privacy settings.
In a blog post published today, Facebook VP of Product at Facebook Chris Cox announced what he described as “a bunch of improvements that make it easier to share posts, photos, tags and other content with exactly the people you want.”
The changes will begin to roll out to Facebook users in the coming days, but here’s a summary of what’s new:
If you’re a Facebook user, please repet Followings:
Facebook doesn't let you track who is viewing your profile.
Third-party Facebook apps aren't allowed to do it either, and if they claim to offer the ability they are banned from Facebook.
Don’t believe me? Here is the official word on the issue from Facebook itself:
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Here’s one wise Facebook user’s advice:
Facebook is getting more attention with the new “tag suggestion” feature which is designed to make “tagging” people in uploaded photos quicker. These tag Suggestions will use its facial recognition software to suggest the user’s friend(s) to be tagged or in other words, will match the user’s new photos to other photos they are tagged in with. All that users have to do is to simply approve “Who is this” box, which is filled by the Facebook itself, alongwith its suggestion. Facebook is also allowing users to opt out of the service by changing their privacy settings.
Though many are excited about this feature, few critics are of the opinion that, the feature gives lot of scope for misuse. If this contains an approval process wherein the tagged person reviews the photos and then approves to tag in or not then it would have been a safer private affair according to many fans.
The new feature will begin rolling out to American Facebook users sometime next week and it’s not say when or if it would roll out to international users, only times will tell us if this feature will get likes or dislikes.
