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Facebook Profile Picture Guard is here to help you: Find out how

  • Many women don't put their profile photos, to ensure some creep doesn't download it.
  • Facebook now wants to give people in India more control over their profile pictures.
  • Other people will no longer be able to download, share or send your profile picture in a message on Facebook.
Facebook Profile Picture Guard is here to help you Find out how

During its research in India, Facebook heard that some women choose not to share profile pictures that include their faces anywhere on the Internet because they’re concerned about what may happen to their photos. So, Facebook has decided to give users more control over their profile pictures.

Here's how you can now control your profile picture:

People in India will start seeing a step-by-step guide to add an optional profile picture guard. You will find an option to add a profile guard, once it is activated, a blue border and shield will appear around your profile picture as a visual cue of protection. 

  • Other people will no longer be able to download, share or send your profile picture in a message on Facebook
  • People you’re not friends with on Facebook won’t be able to tag anyone, including themselves, in your profile picture
  • Where possible, we’ll prevent others from taking a screenshot of your profile picture on Facebook, which is currently available only on Android devices.

In case someone suspects that a picture marked with one of these designs is being misused, they can then report it to Facebook, and the social site will take a call on whether it needs to be deleted from the community. 

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