By the end of the year, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, will prevent its users from disclosing a physical address on its social networks.
A change of course for the American giant which until now authorized the distribution of addresses of people provided that they are publicly accessible, reports
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This measure was dictated by Meta's supervisory board, which issued 17 recommendations to the company.
The objective was to clarify a gray area of Meta's rules and strengthen the protection of privacy for as many people as possible, a point on which the company has regularly been singled out.
Tools to ensure compliance with the rules
Until now, Facebook or Instagram users had the right to share a person's physical address as long as it was published in at least five different media.
By the end of the year, this will no longer be possible.
Just as it will no longer be allowed to broadcast exterior photos of private homes, with the exception of news reports on a current event or concerning senior officials, only presidents or ambassadors.
Last point: a user can freely share his own address, but no one else can share it.
In order to enforce these new rules, Meta has announced the introduction of tools to report violations of privacy.
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