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Users can now view their profiles as public on Facebook with new feature

Tech news 15 May 2019

CAPE TOWN – Facebook announced that it would be bringing back the option to view your profile in the same way that someone else can if they are not your friend.

The company said in a tweet: "Today, we're making it easier for people to manage their publicly visible information on Facebook with two updates: (1) we’re bringing back the “View As Public” feature and (2) we’re adding an “Edit Public Details” button directly to profiles."

In September 2018, the company had disabled the option after 50 million accounts were exploited because of a feature that would allow hackers to see what a Facebook profile would look like to a specific user.

“We have completed our security review and are re-enabling the version of the ‘View As’ feature that lets people see what their profile looks like to people they aren’t friends with on Facebook. This version was unaffected by the security incident and was significantly more popular than ‘View as Specific Person," said Facebook.