Twitter updated its privacy policy effective August 19, 2021: Here are 5 key points | Technology News

New Delhi: Twitter announced some updates to its privacy policy in July this year. The updated privacy policy will take effect today (August 19, 2021).

“We believe you should always know what data we collect from you and how we use it, and you should have meaningful control over both. We want you to make the best decisions about the information we share with us ,” Twitter Wrote in its blog post.

Here are 5 key points of Twitter’s updated privacy policy, as the company stated in its blog.

1. Twitter It is public, and tweets can be viewed and searched instantly by anyone around the world. Twitter says that it also provides you with a private way to communicate on Twitter via protected tweets and direct messages. If you don’t want to use your own name, you can also use Twitter under an alias.

2. When you use Twitter, even if you are only viewing tweets, Twitter will receive some personal information from you, such as the type of device you use and your IP address. You can choose to share other information with us, such as your email address, phone number, address book contacts, and public personal information. Twitter will use this information to keep your account safe and show you more relevant tweets, followers, events, and advertisements.

3. Twitter allows you to control through your settings to limit the data we collect from you and how we use this data, and control such things as account security, marketing preferences, applications that can access your account, and the address you upload to Tweet such as book contacts. You can also download the information you share on Twitter.

4. In addition to the information you share on Twitter, the Weibo site will also use your tweets, the content you read, like or repost, and other information to determine which topics you are interested in, your age, and your The language spoken, and other signals to show you more relevant content. It allows you to understand the information transparently, and you can modify or correct it at any time.

5. If you have questions about this policy, how Twitter collects or handles your personal data, or any other matters related to our privacy practices, Twitter expresses its desire to hear your opinions. You can contact the company at any time.