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Learn more News... but not as you know it 68.3m shares Trending Nutshell * Home * News + UK + World + Weird + Tech * Sport + Football + Oddballs + Club Metro + Transfer news + Viral videos * Entertainment + Showbiz + TV + Film + Music + Gaming + Celebrity Big Brother + Soaps * Lifestyle + Sex + Fashion + Food + Travel * More + Lifestyle + Blogs + Competitions + Jobs + Property * Search Metro * Follow us Facebook has changed its privacy settings TODAY – here’s what you need to know Rob Waugh Rob Waugh for Metro.co.ukFriday 30 Jan 2015 3:23 pm Facebook has changed its privacy settings TODAY - here's what you need to know Facebook has changed its privacy settings today (Picture Facebook) Facebook’s new, updated privacy policy goes into effect today in Britain – and guess what, it’s not good news for anyone who values their privacy. There’s only one cast-iron way to ‘opt out’ of the new Terms – don’t use Facebook. As soon as you sign in to Facebook, you’ve accepted the new terms, which mean Facebook will scan how you surf the internet (outside Facebook) and which mobile apps you use, in order to ‘target’ advertising in your feed. Scarier still, if you tell Facebook where you are (by using the Nearby Friends feature in the app, for instance), the site will target recommendations of local bars and restaurants to you. Facebook announced the measures months ago, but they have only come into force in Europe today. If you are logged in to Facebook on your phone, or in your internet browser, the network will automatically track sites you visit, what you do there, and what you do within apps on your phone. Facebook offers a link to opt out of all targeted ad-tracking schemes, via an official site – but this relies on individual sites honouring the agreement not to track you and thus isn’t bulletproof. Facebook now also offers a ‘Privacy Basics‘ page to help you keep track of the site’s privacy policies, and what adverts you see. You can block some of this tracking using add-ons such as Adblock Plus – but the safest thing is to stay logged out of Facebook if you want to avoid being tracked. MORE: ‘I have 16 arrest warrants lol': Man jailed after stupid Facebook post MORE: Facebook is now cited as a factor in a third of divorce cases If you don’t, you will see adverts based on what you have done – which could cause embarassment later if you’re logged in and people happen to see a jarring advert. Facebook does offer an Ad Preferences tool, which users can use to complain about targeted adverts – but only after they’ve seen them. You can limit this sort of ad-tracking by cleaning out your browser’s cookies regularly, and by ensuring your privacy settings on Facebook are set to maximum, but if you’re worried, the safest thing is to not use Facebook. Measures such as using a browser’s ‘Do Not Track’ button have no effect – Facebook ignores this. The new terms were supposed to launch on January 1, but were delayed after user complaints, according to a report from Adblock Plus. The new terms have been highly controversial in Germany – so the social network has included some exemptions for German users. Sadly for the rest of us, these only apply in Germany. 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