The new feature builds on the existing safety tool ‘Profile picture guard’ launched in 2017 which keeps the profile picture safe online and prevents non-friends of a user to download, share or misuse the picture.
NEW DELHI :
Facebook on Thursday announced the launch of a new safety feature which allows users to lock their profile restricting the access to the profile photo and posts of their account from anyone who is not in their friend list. The feature will be rolled out over the next two weeks.
When a user locks his/her profile, non-friends cannot zoom into, share or download full-size profile picture and cover photo of a user. Once a profile is locked a tag stating the profile is locked will appear on the profile page of the user.
To enable the feature, a user has to tap ‘More’ under their name on Facebook profile then select ‘Lock Profile’ and tap again to confirm.The social media platform,
with more than 300 million users in India, said that the feature is inspired by the need for safety and security for users especially women when it comes to their photos and content being shared on its platform.
