While announcing the feature the company said, “Today we are launching a new safety feature in India that allows you to lock your profile. We are constantly looking for additional ways to keep our users safer and more secure. The ability to lock your profile is a feature designed for people in India, especially women, who want more control over their Facebook experience.”

Facebook’s new privacy setting you need to set up now:

Facebook has rolled out a new privacy and security feature that will allow users to restrict access to their posts including your pictures, timelines etc. According to the company, this feature is specifically designed keeping in view of the women’s safety and privacy in India The cybercrime and security issues related to women in our country are skyrocketing. And now the company has come with the ‘lock your profile’ feature on its platform allowing more control over their information on the social networking site. This feature is said to be rolled out to the users in the coming days. 

To recall, Facebook already has the Profile Picture Guard as the profile security features. But now the lock profile feature is the latest feature and will provide an extra layer of protection to your profile. If you turn on the feature, people whom you have are not friends with on the platform do not get access to share, download and zoom in your full-size profile picture, or even your cover picture. If this feature is enabled, non-friends will also not be able to view your old posts or new posts shared on your timeline. Also, an indicator is added to your profile page to remind you that your profile is locked.

Ankhi Das, Public Policy Director, Facebook India says, “We are committed to providing a safe platform for people to express themselves. We are deeply aware of the concerns people in India, particularly women, have about protecting their online profile. Today, we are announcing a new feature which, in one easy step, will give people a lot more control, ensure their privacy and keep them safe and secure online.”

How to turn on lock your profile feature, from your profile:

  • Tap More under your Facebook name
  • Tap on Lock Profile
  • Tap Lock Your Profile again to confirm

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