Privacy notice: Facebook says, ‘Don’t believe it’
The hoax has emerged in 2012, 2014, 2015 and June this year.
AN ancient Facebook hoax, which claims that the social media platform will be making users’ posts and photos public – unless they copy and post a notice as a status update – has recently resurfaced.
Hundreds of gullible users have fallen for the resurfacing scam. The fake message, which uses legal jargon to con its victims, has gone viral in 2012, 2014, 2015 as well as in June this year.
Once the hoax began surfacing on timelines across the world Facebook stepped in to warn its users against the scam.
“You may have seen a post telling you that you have to copy and paste a notice in order to retain control over things you share on Facebook. Don’t believe it,” the social media giant advised its users.
“Our terms say clearly: You own all of the content and information you post on Facebook, and you can control how it’s shared through your privacy and application settings. That’s how it works, and this hasn’t changed,” it added.
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