Facebook has launched two new features aimed at making the social network more secure.
The company has introduced ‘one-time passwords’ aimed at people accessing Facebook on a public or shared computer, where other people could access profiles through browser history and stored cookies.
Users can now text “otp” to 32665 to be sent a unique password.
This password only lasts for 20 minutes and will be sent to the mobile number they have synced with their Facebook account.
Facebook has also introduced remote logout. This means that users can see how many other computers or devices they are logged into on Facebook at any one time and sign out from them if necessary.
Users can check your account activity and see if anyone has accessed their account without permission and members will now be prompted regularly to keep their account security up-to-date as well.
To access this feature, users can go to Account, Account Settings and then Account Security. To log out from another device they can click ‘End Activity’.
Facebook product manager for the integrity team, Jake Brill said: “We’re always working to make your online experience more secure, and we encourage you to try these new features for yourself to help protect your account. For more security tips and updates, visit the Facebook Security Page.”
These changes will be rolled out gradually over the next couple of weeks.
