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A few days after EU citizens were called to vote on their next parliamentary representatives, we just have a rough idea of what the upcoming political squad will look like. What is certain, however, is that anti-encryption sentiments are still thriving across the Union.

We already reported the revised proposal to halt the spread of online child sexual abuse material (CSAM) that wants your permission to scan your WhatsApp messages. Now, a leaked 42-point plan puts forward new recommendations on how companies must handle people’s online activities, including data retention, access, and interception of all digital services.

When it comes to the targeted advertisement and its refinement, Meta-owned Facebook has always been under scrutiny for its data tracking practices. Time and again the name has been smudged with the accusations of privacy infringement. Now, the company has come up with a feature called as “Link History” on its mobile app in which it shall enable the users to opt out from sharing their browsing records with the platform. It was through a blog post that this feature was revealed by Facebook.

Users Can Deactivate Link History to Opt Out of Targeted Ads

Since, the Link History is activated on user devices, Facebook is able to maintain a log of all the clicked links in order to serve the users with more personalized ads. Now, the users are also empowered to opt out of the same. 

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