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      Facebook Has Not Changed Privacy Settings After China Passed New Law

      Posts falsely claim that Facebook has adopted a new privacy policy giving it access to users' photos unless they publicly post to opt-out.

      By - AFP |
      Published -  17 July 2020 7:37 PM IST
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      Facebook Has Not Changed Privacy Settings After China Passed New Law
      Multiple Facebook posts written in traditional Chinese claim that Facebook has adopted a new privacy policy giving it access to users' photos unless they publicly post to opt-out. The posts, which claim Facebook users' photos "can be used in court proceedings", were published in early July 2020, shortly after China imposed a sweeping national security law on Hong Kong. The claim is misleading; Facebook said it has made "no changes" to users' privacy settings; on July 6, 2020, Facebook said it put a hold on user information requests from Hong Kong authorities due to the new national security law.


      The claim was published on Facebook here on July 5, 2020 by Canadian-Hong Kong journalist Lai Chak Fun, who has more than 10,500 followers on his Facebook page.

      A screenshot taken on July 16, 2020, of the misleading post

      The traditional Chinese post reads, in part: "#SincerelyRemindYou
      "Start from tomorrow on Facebook
      "New Facebook rule,
      "They can use your photos.
      "It can be used in court proceedings against you.
      "From today on,
      "Everything you release will become public.
      "Even information that has been deleted.
      "#BelowIsMyStatement
      "#IDontAllowFacebook
      "#OrAnyFacebookRelatedEntities
      "#ToUseMyPhotoInformationOrPosts
      "#NoMatterInThePastOrFuture
      "With this statement,
      "I inform Facebook,
      "[That I] strictly ban [Facebook]
      "Based on this profile or its content,
      "[From] Leaking,
      "Copying,
      "Distributing or taking any other actions.
      "Content of this profile
      "Is private and confidential information.
      "Behaviours of privacy violation
      "Can be punished by law:
      "#FacebookIsNowAPublicEntity
      "#AllUserMustMakeSuchNotes
      "You can copy and post this version.
      "If you don't make at least one statement,
      "It will use your photos by default,
      "As well as when your profile status is updated
      "The information involved.
      "#DontShare
      "#ShouldCopyAndPaste.
      "It costs nothing by simply copying and pasting
      "Better be safe than sorry."

      China imposed a sweeping national security law on Hong Kong on June 30, dramatically tightening its grip on the semi-autonomous city, as reported AFP here.

      On July 6, 2020, Facebook, Google and Twitter said they had put a hold on requests by Hong Kong's government or police force for information on users due to China's imposition of the new security law, AFP also reported here.

      Also Read: Photo Of Actors Doctored To Add Anti-Chinese Communist Party Message

      An identical claim was also shared on Facebook here and here, as well as here by Hong Kong actor Gregory Wong and here by newspaper columnist Ko Wai Yin.

      The claim, however, is false.

      In an email dated July 14, 2020, a Facebook spokesperson told AFP: "We have made no change to our privacy settings.

      "On Facebook people can manage their own privacy preferences. Every time you post a status update, photo or video, you can choose who can see it."

      Facebook previously addressed similar claims here on its platform.

      Screenshot of claims from Facebook's website

      The statement reads, in part: "You own all of the content and information you post on Facebook, and you can control how it's shared through your privacy and application settings. That's how it works, and this hasn't changed."

      The claim was also debunked by Hong Kong fact checking project Annie Lab here in July 2020.

      (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by BOOM staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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      ChinaHong KongFacebookPro-democracy ProtestsHong Kong protests
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      Claim :   Facebook has adopted a new privacy policy giving it access to users' photos unless they publicly post to opt-out. Facebook users' photos can be used in court proceedings.
      Claimed By :  Facebook posts by Canadian-Hong Kong journalist Lai Chak Fun, Hong Kong actor Gregory Wong and newspaper columnist Ko Wai Yin
      Fact Check :  False
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