This Facebook initiative applies to both the desktop version of the social network and the application for mobile devices. It can be activated from the settings menu or through a notification that is shown in the News Feed with the option to enable the “Profile Picture Guard”. Among the main added features, one thanks to which other users will not be able to download the profile image nor share or send it in a message, as explained by Facebook through an official statement. To make it even harder for other users to get the profile images, the social network has introduced specific modifications to its application for Android devices that will prevent users from taking screenshots of these photos as well.
In addition to this, the social network giant Facebook will not allow users to be tagged in profile photos of others who are not friends to protect the privacy of users. The social network has developed the new measures in conjunction with security organizations from India. Posted by Facebook Safety on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 As an additional protective measure, Facebook will start tagging profile photos with details like a frame around the image and a blue shield. According to the social network, this type of measures contributes to reducing the number of times a capturing of the main image is taken by up to 75%. Facebook news has already come into effect in India since last Wednesday, as the social network had experienced particularly serious privacy issues in the Asian country. The company of Mark Zuckerberg has announced its intention to extend the initiative also to other countries as well. So, what do you think about this new security feature?Simply share your views and thoughts in the comment section below.
title: “Facebook Just Introduced A New Feature For Your Security” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-24” author: “June Mckenzie”
From the social network, the system of double authentication is activated every time a user connects to their account from a mobile device or computer that are not the usual. Although it is a fairly safe system, we can never talk about 100 percent effectiveness against piracy, and this is where the new possibility offered by Facebook comes into play.
Secure Login Via USB
The new proposal aims to avoid the risk of interception of the code or password sent in the second phase of the authentication process. For this, it simply put into play the option of a physical USB that contains an encrypted key. In this way, it is necessary to have a physical element that, a priori, is virtually irreplaceable. The process to verify the identity is the same as with the methods described above, except that the new system will require introducing USB instead of code or password sent over the Internet.
Although this method of using a USB may seem new to many, as few sources indicate that it is a protocol in the same company have long been using internally. Brad Hill, a security engineer at Facebook, stresses that “this is a security system that we use to protect our domestic assets.” Therefore we can say that we have a technology that has been tested by the social network itself. Of course, to incorporate it will not be worth any stick or USB key, but it will be necessary to make a small investment. To have this USB authentication, a method will be necessary to have a USB U2F type, a type of stick which can be found in various electronic specialty stores and usually have a price of around $20. From the point of view of utility, it is interesting to know that, in addition to using it with Facebook, we can also use it with Gmail or WordPress as well.
