Facebook Rolls Out Prompts to Track Data After Apple Announces Privacy Change

Facebook on Feb. 1 rolled out a new security feature that requests users’ permission to let the tech company track their activity.
Facebook Rolls Out Prompts to Track Data After Apple Announces Privacy Change
An iPhone displays the apps for Facebook and Messenger in New Orleans on Aug. 11, 2019. Jenny Kane/AP Photo
Isabel van Brugen
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Facebook on Feb. 1 rolled out a new security feature that requests users’ permission to let the tech company track their activity, a move that could clash with Apple’s latest privacy update plans.

Beginning Monday, the social media company introduced a test encouraging some users to respond “Allow” or “Don’t Allow” to prompts that pop up when they open the Facebook app on iOS devices, CNBC reported.
Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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