Facebook's Private Profile feature will secure your privacy

In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal, social media platform Facebook has passed through a tough time. After that the company has taken several steps to help users fortify their accounts from prying eyes, and in that direction a report says that the Mark Zuckerberg-led firm is testing a Private Profile feature. Currently, the Private Profile feature is under the process and will reportedly be used in Groups. 
 
Facebook Groups are communities where individual members can join and contribute to the ongoing discussion. Such Groups may also be related to finding flats/flatmates, a college community group or just about anything for users to access and share. From 100 million, Facebook Groups have reportedly increased to 200 million users.
 
Facebook Private Profile feature will reportedly allow users to create a new Private Profile where they would be able to share information they deem sensitive with a close community of people. A social and digital media consultant Matt Navarra @MattNavarra has shared this information on his twitter account citing Business Indsider report. 
 
Since the younger generation nowadays prefer to use Instagram, photo and video sharing platform, rather than Facebook, the social media company is now looking to allow users to create a separate private profile that will not compromise their privacy. 
 
Notably, UK`s data protection watchdog is planning to slap a fine of 500,000 pounds ($662,501) on Facebook over the Cambridge Analytica data leak scandal. This is the highest permitted fine under Britain`s data protection law.
 
According to IANS, the Information Commissioner`s Office (ICO) in its probe found that Facebook broke British law by failing to safeguard people`s information, and by not revealing how people`s data was harvested by others. 
 
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Along with Cambridge Analytica, Facebook has been the focus of the investigation since February when evidence emerged that an app had been used to harvest the data of an estimated 87 million Facebook users across the world.