Consumer privacy is paramount, Meta officials said

 ISLAMABAD: Privacy Policy Manager for Asia Pacific of Metta, the owner of leading social media platforms Facebook and Instagram, Aryan Hemi Neez says that protecting people's information is central to Metta's vision as a privacy-oriented communication platform. Has status.

He expressed these views while giving a briefing in a media briefing session about his privacy policy for Pakistani journalists in a local hotel in Islamabad and answering questions from the media.

Metakey Privacy Policy Manager for Asia Pacific Arian Hemi informed reporters about the user data and information protection policies on the company's platforms, saying that as a privacy-oriented communication platform, protecting people's information is central to Meta's vision. Has status.

He said that confidentiality of information is of fundamental importance to Meta and everyone in the company is responsible for ensuring this.

Meta is committed to giving people as much control over their privacy choices as possible, he said. This is why the company has created tools to provide greater transparency and control over the way data is used. Meta provides a number of tools to empower its users over the privacy of their information. These tools include 'Privacy Checkup', 'Privacy Shortcuts'. , 'Manage Activity', 'Audience Selector Tool', 'Who Can Find Me?', and 'Privacy Center'.

According to him, these tools make privacy, security and ad control settings more accessible to users. In addition, they help them decide who can see the content they share and How can people find them on Facebook? The Privacy Center is an information center for Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger that provides the most useful information about privacy.

Meta, he said, gives people more information and control over its products and ads, enabling people to understand its data management practices and ensure that there is no conflict between the ads they are shown and privacy policies. don't be

Meta also gives users the option to choose their preferences regarding advertising so that Meta uses their profile information and their information on Facebook and websites or apps used outside of Facebook, Ariane Hamney said. And meta-tools can change preferences based on activity, such as 'Why am I being shown this ad? ' and 'Why am I seeing this post?' give users the option to change their preferences by clicking on any ad or post on their news feed.

He also said that Meta seeks guidance from experts in fields such as data protection and privacy law, security, interface design, engineering, product management, and public policy to design privacy controls into its products. The company's privacy team is committed to protecting people's information at every stage of product development.

Arian Hemi Nees also mentioned that tools available on meta-platforms such as 'security check-up', 'two-factor verification', 'end-to-end encryption' and 'third-party apps' set additional monitoring processes to protect information. ensure that Meta provides people with additional control and choice over their data and provides them with facilities to delete their posts, etc., or to transfer data to other services, as Meta believes to be free and without cost. The Internet means that people should have the option to transfer their data to other apps and services. Meta does not sell user information to anyone. Strict rules regarding the use and disclosure of information provided must be followed.

He also said that at Meta, privacy and security systems are always in the process of being improved and the company will continue to invest and innovate to give its users the best experience on its platforms.