If you share this post on Facebook, will the app not steal your data? It is going viral, know how to protect your privacy?

Nowadays a post is going viral on Facebook. Most of the people have shared a post related to privacy in their feed. The shared post is a kind of declaration in which people are saying that they are not allowing Facebook to use their photos or personal data. The post appeals to other people to do the same.

It is said in the post that you should also copy paste it and share it in your feed as a new post. In this viral post, it is being claimed that if this is not done then they will legally give permission to Facebook to use their photos and posts. In such a situation, the question arises that will Meta really not use your data by doing this? So the simple answer to this is no.

No kind of post protects privacy

When any person creates his account on Facebook, it is only after accepting the necessary terms of this social media platform. In these terms and conditions, it is told how Facebook will collect your data. You can check this information anytime by going to Facebook’s terms and conditions section. Posting will do nothing. Facebook will not stop using your personal data. Posting such posts is stupid. Any kind of post will not help in this matter.

Does Facebook use data?

There is no doubt that social media platforms including Facebook collect many types of information about you. This includes your name, date of birth, groups, content uploaded on Facebook etc. By understanding the way you use Facebook, it understands your likes and dislikes. Or which features you use more.

Facebook has many types of information about you, which includes device information such as operating system, battery level, network, browser, and location related information. If you do not want Facebook to collect your information, then you can limit it to some extent by making some changes in the settings. But posting posts in your feed for this is stupid.

Such posts have gone viral before

Let us tell you that this post is not new on Facebook. Earlier also such posts have gone viral in the year 2024 and early 2025. The only new thing this time is that it is going viral in India and that too in Hindi language. If you know people who are sharing these posts on Facebook, then definitely share this news with them.

How to save privacy on Facebook?

If you have saved your privacy on Facebook, then instead of sharing the post, go to the settings. There you can take things related to privacy in your hands to a great extent. For this, check your privacy settings. In this, you can decide for yourself who can see your posts, profile and your information. Along with this, turn off “Off-Facebook Activity”. With this, Facebook will collect less data of your other website or app browsing. Remove those which are not trustworthy in the list of third-party apps and websites.

Delete the account

Control the advertisement in Ad Preferences. Do not share your personal information or location before posting. This will help you manage your privacy to a great extent. However, if you want complete privacy protection, then you will have to delete your account from social media platforms. However, even after this, some data may be stored by Facebook. You cannot avoid this.