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Facebook Protect Expands To India

Facebook Protect

Facebook Protect,  a program that provides extra protection and security to high-risk user accounts, is now rolling out to more countries, including India. The program was first tested in the US in 2018 and expanded broadly during the US 2020 elections. The company plans to roll this out to nearly 50 countries by the end of the year.

“Facebook Protect is a security program for the people that are most likely to be highly targeted by malicious hackers or other adversarial threats. These include human rights defenders, journalists and activists, and are often at the center of public debate. They hold governments and companies accountable,” explained Nathaniel Gleicher, Head of Security at Facebook in a media briefing.

He revealed that so far more thans 1.5 million at risk accounts have enabled the feature. Out of these, nearly 950,000 accounts enrolled in two-factor authentication for the first time thanks to Facebook Protect.

Facebook Protect

Facebook protect would be available for up-to 50 countries by the end of 2021.

Facebook says it has revamped the program from its learnings, especially those based in the US election. It should be noted that Facebook Protect mandates 2FA for at-risk accounts for journalists, human rights defenders, and activists. The company said they also want to strike a balance and make sure these users do not get locked out of their accounts, so it will make it easier to turn on 2FA.

Facebook is hoping that with the ‘Protect’ feature at least accounts of those at risks, such as journalists or activists, will get their extra security measures in place. When a user receives a notification asking them to turn on Facebook Protect, they will also get a deadline.

In 2022, Facebook protect plans to expand to al ot more countries.

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