Facebook to open pop-up cafes to give users privacy checkups
Social media company Facebook is opening five pop-up cafes across the UK where visitors can get a privacy checkup and a free cup of coffee.
Branded Facebook Cafes, the temporary advice centres will be open in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Brighton and Cardiff between the 28 August and 5 September.
Visitors to the Facebook Cafes will be offered a privacy checkup and a free coffee
At the cafes, which will be located within existing coffee shops, Facebook users will be offered advice on how to personalise their privacy settings. Visitors who participate in the privacy checkup will be given a free drink ? either a cappuccino, americano or mint tea.
"At our pop-up cafes you can get help and advice on how to change your privacy settings ? and all in the time it takes to make a cup of coffee," said Steve Hatch, vice president of Facebook northern Europe. In Manchester the Facebook Cafe will be located in Takk
According to Facebook, numerous social media users do not know how to customise their privacy settings, with more than a quarter of users in London unaware.
The company hopes that the cafes will help them gain an increased understanding of its settings.
"It's normal to worry about who can see the things you share on social media, but not everyone knows what they can do about it," explained Hatch.
"That's why we have made customising your privacy settings on Facebook quick and easy."
The Cardiff pop-up will be at Coffee Barker
Each of the five c...
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