Facebook Says It's Updating Location Controls on Android
February 20 2019 - 12:50PM
Dow Jones News
By Michael Dabaie
Facebook Inc. (FB) said Wednesday it is updating its location
controls on Android.
The update is to allow users to choose if they want the social
media company to collect location information when they are not
using the app.
"Today we're announcing an update to Facebook's location
controls on Android to give people more choice over how we collect
location information and how we store it," the company said in a
posting on its corporate website.
Until today, users of features such as Nearby Friends were asked
to enable Location History, the company said. That setting would
share location data when people weren't using the app, and would
allow Facebook to store a history of their precise locations. With
this update, users will have a dedicated way to choose whether or
not to share their location when not using the app.
Facebook said it will alert app users on Android devices who
chose to turn on Location History in the past, letting them know
about the new control and asking them to check their settings.
Users who never turned on Location History don't have to do
anything, the company said.
Write to Michael Dabaie at michael.dabaie@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
February 20, 2019 12:35 ET (17:35 GMT)
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