Facebook is working on a new feature that is designed to protect users who are concerned about how other people gain access to their profile image and how it can be used by others.
The new development is as a result of a research Facebook did in India. The company found that users did not share profile pictures which include their faces due to a fear of the images being publicly-accessible.
Starting with India, Facebook recently listed a new set of safety features, which give users greater control over their profile pictures.
Facebook users in India will soon be able to access an optional profile picture guard, which restricts how users can interact with their profile picture. When activated, the optional guard is visible through a blue border and shield around a user’s profile picture.
The features of the profile picture guard are:
- Other people will not be able to download, share, or send your profile picture in a message on Facebook.
- Non-friends won’t be able to tag anyone, including themselves, in your profile picture.
- Facebook will prevent others from taking a screenshot of your profile picture on Facebook where possible.
- Facebook will display a blue border and shield around your profile picture as a visual cue of protection.
Facebook says it hopes to expand this feature to other countries, soon.