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“Two weeks ago we promised to thoroughly review the information that apps can use when you connect them to Facebook, as well as other data management practices. Today, we want to update you on the changes we are making to better protect your information. We hope to make more changes in the coming months, and we will continue to keep you informed.
This is how the statement that Mike Schroepfer, Chief Technology Officer of Facebook, published on the company's official blog begins, and which has put developers around the world on alert. The changes significantly change the way in which third-party applications can use the data of users of the social network and, in fact, have already claimed an unexpected first victim: the dating app Tinder
The 9 changes that Facebook will make in the management of its users' information
Control de apps
Starting Monday, April 9, the social net Job Function Email Database work will show a link at the top of your News Feed, so you can quickly see the apps you use and the information shared with those apps. Users will also be able to delete apps that they no longer want to use. In addition, Facebook undertakes to notify users if their information has been affected by the Cambridge Analytica case.
Preview of the messages
Facebook has explained that 87 million users have been affected by this case, the vast majority of them in the United States.
Events API
Starting today, apps that use Facebook's Events API will not be able to access the list of users who sign up for an event created on the social network. In the future, the company plans that only apps that pass Facebook's strict requirements will be able to use the Events API.
Groups API
Apps currently require the permission of a group administrator to access content in private groups. From now on, all third-party apps that use the Groups API will need approval from Facebook and an administrator to work. In addition, these apps will no longer be able to access the lists of group members, nor the personal information (names, photos, etc.) that are attached to the group's comments and messages.
Pages API
Until now, any app could use this API to read posts or comments from any page. Starting today, all apps that want to access the Pages API must be approved by Facebook, to ensure that only those that provide “useful services to the community” use it.
Facebook Login
Only apps that receive approval from Facebook will be able to access information such as check-ins, likes, posts, videos, events and groups. In addition, apps will no longer be allowed to request access to personal information such as religion, politics, relationship status, training, fitness activity, book reading activity, music listening, news reading, video viewing, and online activity. games. In the next week, developers will be disabled from accessing data shared by users who have not used their app in the last three months.
Instagram Platform API
Facebook will permanently eliminate its old API for Instagram, giving way to the new one, as we explained to you a few weeks ago , and which will allow tools like Hootsuite to be used to program content on this network.
Account recovery
Until now, users could enter the email or phone number of others in the Facebook search section, to try to find them on the social network. Following the events of Cambridge Analytica, Facebook will eliminate this possibility. In addition, changes will be made to the account recovery process to make it safer, although the social network has not clarified what these will consist of.
Call History
This is a functionality associated with the Facebook Lite app on Android, and it allowed the social network to access the list of users with whom it was most frequently contacted. From now on, Facebook will delete all call and chat history that is older than one year.
Tinder, the first affected by Facebook changes
Tinder has been the first app affected by the changes announced by Facebook. As many users of the dating app around the world have reported, Tinder has been down overnight: when trying to access the app (in which a large number of users log in through their Facebook profile) , a message explained that “additional Facebook permissions were required to create or use a Tinder account” to “create more complete profiles, verify authenticity, and provide support.
“Two weeks ago we promised to thoroughly review the information that apps can use when you connect them to Facebook, as well as other data management practices. Today, we want to update you on the changes we are making to better protect your information. We hope to make more changes in the coming months, and we will continue to keep you informed.
This is how the statement that Mike Schroepfer, Chief Technology Officer of Facebook, published on the company's official blog begins, and which has put developers around the world on alert. The changes significantly change the way in which third-party applications can use the data of users of the social network and, in fact, have already claimed an unexpected first victim: the dating app Tinder
The 9 changes that Facebook will make in the management of its users' information
Control de apps
Starting Monday, April 9, the social net Job Function Email Database work will show a link at the top of your News Feed, so you can quickly see the apps you use and the information shared with those apps. Users will also be able to delete apps that they no longer want to use. In addition, Facebook undertakes to notify users if their information has been affected by the Cambridge Analytica case.
Preview of the messages
Facebook has explained that 87 million users have been affected by this case, the vast majority of them in the United States.
Events API
Starting today, apps that use Facebook's Events API will not be able to access the list of users who sign up for an event created on the social network. In the future, the company plans that only apps that pass Facebook's strict requirements will be able to use the Events API.
Groups API
Apps currently require the permission of a group administrator to access content in private groups. From now on, all third-party apps that use the Groups API will need approval from Facebook and an administrator to work. In addition, these apps will no longer be able to access the lists of group members, nor the personal information (names, photos, etc.) that are attached to the group's comments and messages.
Pages API
Until now, any app could use this API to read posts or comments from any page. Starting today, all apps that want to access the Pages API must be approved by Facebook, to ensure that only those that provide “useful services to the community” use it.
Facebook Login
Only apps that receive approval from Facebook will be able to access information such as check-ins, likes, posts, videos, events and groups. In addition, apps will no longer be allowed to request access to personal information such as religion, politics, relationship status, training, fitness activity, book reading activity, music listening, news reading, video viewing, and online activity. games. In the next week, developers will be disabled from accessing data shared by users who have not used their app in the last three months.
Instagram Platform API
Facebook will permanently eliminate its old API for Instagram, giving way to the new one, as we explained to you a few weeks ago , and which will allow tools like Hootsuite to be used to program content on this network.
Account recovery
Until now, users could enter the email or phone number of others in the Facebook search section, to try to find them on the social network. Following the events of Cambridge Analytica, Facebook will eliminate this possibility. In addition, changes will be made to the account recovery process to make it safer, although the social network has not clarified what these will consist of.
Call History
This is a functionality associated with the Facebook Lite app on Android, and it allowed the social network to access the list of users with whom it was most frequently contacted. From now on, Facebook will delete all call and chat history that is older than one year.
Tinder, the first affected by Facebook changes
Tinder has been the first app affected by the changes announced by Facebook. As many users of the dating app around the world have reported, Tinder has been down overnight: when trying to access the app (in which a large number of users log in through their Facebook profile) , a message explained that “additional Facebook permissions were required to create or use a Tinder account” to “create more complete profiles, verify authenticity, and provide support.