How to stop Facebook tracking you on your phone

In December 2020, Apple made it mandatory for developers to fill in the privacy information form, in order to update their apps to the App Store.

After the release of the iOS 14.3, all apps on Apple App Store will show what and how much user data, apps collect and track. This revealed that most apps particularly Facebook and its subsidiaries such as Instagram and Messenger collect huge amounts of private information.

In the soon to be released iOS 14.5, Apple is taking it to the next level by offering the 'App Tracking Transparency' feature. Once the upgraded, an alert will pop-up on the screen that will completely cancel the permission to all the collect and track the user-information on iPhone.

Privacy Label is now mandatory on Apple App Store. Credit: Apple

However, Google has no such plan. Fret not, Facebook, believe it or not, offers the option to block the tracking and collection of user data.

Here's how to stop Facebook tracking you on your Android phone
Step 1: Tap on the hamburger icon in the top left corner >> scroll down to Settings & Privacy
Step 2: Go to Your Facebook Information >> tap on Off-Facebook Activity >> Clear History
Step 3: Come back to Off-Facebook Activity >> More Options >> Manage Future Activity >>switch off tracking

Apple iOS 14.5 brings App Tracking Transparency feature. Credit: Apple

If you are an iPhone user and don't want to wait for iOS 14.5, then follow the procedure below:

Step 1: Hamburger icon in the right side bottom >> Scroll down to Settings
Step 2: Settings >> scroll down to >> Your Facebook information >> select Off Facebook Activity >> Firstly, Clear History
Ste 3: Then come back to Off Facebook Activity>> tap on "..." icon >> More Options >> Manage Future Activity >> Manage Future Activity >> toggle Future Off-Facebook Activity

How to manage Future Activity tracking on Facebook.

Last month, Facebook-owned WhatsApp came under a lot of flak for bringing new terms of services and diluting user privacy policy.

It said that customer who interacts with business/shop owners on WhatsApp have to comply with new rules that give the company rights to share the conversation and transactional data with Facebook and its subsidiaries.

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