Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, has produced a new revision to its terms of service and updated its privacy policy, with the aim of “ to make it easier to understand and to reflect the latest products we offer “.
Meta has announced that it is updating its privacy policy. The company says it has completely rewritten its policy to to make it easier to understand and to reflect the latest products offered by Meta. It covers in particular Facebook, Instagram and Messenger, but other services such as WhatsApp, Workplace or Messenger Kids are not concerned, since they have their own privacy policy.
The company insists that the changes are in form and not in substance, putting certain lines in bold, by adding captions and illustrations instead of presenting this information as a giant wall of text. The result still ultimately looks like big slabs of text, but it’s designed to appease regulators around the world, who are keeping a closer eye on how social media platforms inform consumers.
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Meta continues to collect your data
Meta states that ” Although the text looks different in many places, Meta does not collect, use or share your data in new ways based on this policy update and we still do not sell your information. “, said the company in a press release.
What is interesting to note is that Meta claims not to collect your data “ in new ways »indicating that the company continues to recover your data as it did until now. In fact, if you don’t know what happens to your personal information after it’s been collected, a recently leaked internal memo said the company doesn’t know either.
For now, the company is still facing a complaint that could cost it 2.8 billion euros. She hopes this new, clearer privacy policy will help her avoid future fines.
Source : Meta
