Facebook presents seven privacy principles to avoid millions in fines

Just days after the entry into force of the new European law on millionaire fines that violate the norm, Facebook revealed its privacy principles for the first time.

The announcement made by one of the most successful social networks in the world expresses that a series of video games will be launched that allow users to control and verify each of the information they enable so that they can be viewed by other people.

The director of privacy of the company Erin Egan, said that the purpose of revealing for the first time these principles that the social network has the aim of "helping people to understand how their data, information and tools are used within the use daily".

The digital platform indicated that the privacy of its products is planned "from the beginning with the help of experts", and indicated that its objective is to make sure that users know "where and how to control their privacy".

Principles that the social network publishes:

1. We give you control over your privacy

You should be able to choose the privacy options that are right for you. We want to make sure you know where the privacy controls are and how to adapt them to your needs. For example, our audience selector lets you decide with whom to share each post. We develop controls based on comments from around the world.

1. We help people understand how their data is used

Although our Data Policy describes our practices in detail, we go further to give you even more information. For example, we include information and tools that people see in the daily use of Facebook, such as advertising controls in the upper right corner of each ad.

1. We include privacy options in our products from the beginning

We include privacy options in Facebook products following the recommendations of experts in different areas, such as privacy laws and data protection, security, interface design, engineering, product administration and public policies. Our privacy team works to include these diverse perspectives in all stages of product development.

1. We strive to keep your information safe

We work constantly to help protect people's accounts, and all Facebook products contain security measures. Our security systems run millions of times per second to detect threats automatically and eliminate them before they reach you. You can also use our security tools, such as two-step authentication, to help keep your account even more secure.

1. You own your information and you can delete it

You own the information you share on Facebook. This means that you decide what you want to share on Facebook and with whom, and you can change your mind at any time. That's why we give you the tools to eliminate any of your publications. We remove them from your biography and from our servers. You can also delete your account whenever you want.

1. Constant improvement

We work continuously in the development of new controls, and we design them in a way that explains things clearly to people. We invest in research and work with experts outside of Facebook, such as engineers, developers, privacy professionals and regulators.

1. We are responsible

In addition to comprehensive reviews of privacy, we subject the products to rigorous data security testing. We also meet with regulators, legislators and privacy experts from around the world to receive their opinions on our data policies and practices.
The videos that develop these themes will appear in the News Feed from this Monday and are scheduled to conduct workshops for companies, at least in Europe, to advise on data protection.

The details of how and for what use the data that users have released to the use of those who have access to them are also available to everyone.