Facebook introduces new security feature in response to Apple’s privacy update

Published February 1, 2021 8:38pm ET



Facebook has announced plans to counter Apple’s new enhanced privacy features by requesting users’ permission for certain types of data acquisition.

Beginning on Feb. 1, Facebook will introduce a test urging some users to respond “Allow” or “Don’t Allow” to prompts that appear when they open the social media app on iOS devices, according to CNBC.

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