Facebook has had for years a useful tool administer and manage He private content of any profile, as it provides users with the ability to view all information linked to his activity on the first major social network.
In an attempt to achieve greater transparency in the control of privacy on the platform, the social network created by Mark Zuckerberg has granted it to its users greater control over your data.
This means that everyone has the power to do it download your “digital life” from Facebook: photos, videos and even posts, thus providing an additional level of transparency and control over the information in each profile.
How to View and Download Your Private Facebook Data
(Photo: Reuters)As usual, the first step will be to log in to your Facebook account via a Web browseras this tool is not available in its mobile versions.
On the profile photo in the top right corner you will have to click and select the option “Settings and privacy”.
Within this section, then press the “Settings” button e “Your Facebook information”.
In the “Access your information” section, you need to choose the option that says “View and download your information”.
A list will immediately appear with all the data Facebook has on your profile.
Scroll down and the option will appear “Download your information”. You will just have to start downloading the file .ZIP which contains all your information.
In the “File Options” section, users must select the format in which they wish to download their information. You can only choose between HTML or JSON format. The former is recommended.
You also have to choose the file quality. If there is enough space on your device, it is recommended that it be of high quality.
Users can also choose the time frame of information to download: last week, last month, last three months, last 6 months, last year, last three years, from the beginning (all) or Custom (to choose specific dates).
After selecting the download conditions, you will need to select the type of data you want to recover. By default they will all be selected, but to focus only on photos and videos simply highlight the “Post” option.
Click the button “Send download request”. It will be located at the bottom of the window, under the download content preferences.
(Photo: AP)This process not only allows you to have a backup of your data, but also offers the possibility to do so review and modify the information collected through the platform.
Likewise it is possible control what data is used to show you ads or suggest contacts. For example, disabling location tracking or advertising personalization on Facebook.
For those looking for more extreme measures in terms of privacy, Facebook offers the option to deactivate or delete your account Definitely. If you do, the profile will disappear completely from the social network. This choice, as usual, will depend on the privacy needs and individual priorities of each user.
Source: Clarin
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