There is a rumor going around that Facebook has changed their policies for third-party advertisers and the use of your photos. You might have recently received a Wall post or received a message sounding a little something like this:
“FACEBOOK has agreed to let third party advertisers use your posted pictures WITHOUT your permission.”
The simple truth is, Facebook made no such change to their policy. These rumors started when third parties began using user photos without users’ (or Facebook’s) knowledge or consent. Although Facebook should have already been on top of this, the company has already moved to require the removal of those ads from third-party applications and is actively taking measures to prevent this from happening in the future.
It should be noted that Facebook does use user photos (more specifically, user PROFILE pictures) in Social Ad’s served up to your current friends, who have access to your current profile picture anyways…
Facebook:
“We’ve run advertisements from our own advertising system for more than a year that let your friends know if you have a direct connection with a product or service, in the same way that your friends learn through your News Feed if you’re connected with another friend or an organization’s Facebook Page. For example, if one of your friends becomes a fan of a Page, you may see an ad, like the one below, with your friend’s profile photo that indicates the action that friend has taken.”
If you are über paranoid or have a major problem with this, I’ve made a quick video tutorial on how to stop Facebook from doing this. Check it out bellow.
