Facebook Officially Begins Rollout Of New Privacy Tools In U.S.

What started in New Zealand continues in the U.S., as Facebook officially announced that it began rolling out the new privacy tools it announced earlier this month, starting in the U.S. and rolling out globally by year-end.

What started in New Zealand continues in the U.S., as Facebook officially announced that it began rolling out the new privacy tools it announced earlier this month, starting in the U.S. and rolling out globally by year-end.

To summarize, Facebook is introducing:

  • Privacy shortcuts.
  • An easier-to-use activity log.
  • A request and removal tool for photos that users are tagged in.
  • In-context reminders warning users that content they choose to hide from their timelines may still appear elsewhere on the social network, such as news feed or search.
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