Facebook introduces new 'Login Notifications' feature

Social media giant Facebook has introduced a new feature to protect user information.

The “Login Notifications,” feature will alert a user when they use Facebook to engage with 3rd party applications. Users will have complete control over the information they share with 3rd party apps as well as the option to edit it.

In 2018, around 29 million Facebook users’ personal information was stolen from the social media platform highlighting the need for a better security solution.

The company said it is taking 'active steps to honor and improve users' information privacy in their products.

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"We will continue to test additional user control features in early 2020, including bringing permissions to the forefront of the user experience when logging into a 3rd party app with Facebook Login," the social media giant wrote on its blog. 

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Notifications will be sent via email and the Facebook app that will show user what sort of information has been shared with the third-party app or website.

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If you do not like sharing your email address or photo with a random app you logged into then you can simply click on the “Edit Settings” button in the email to remove the app's permission to access your details.

This article originally published on Engadget.