{"id":18390,"date":"2020-05-01T00:22:45","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T00:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rbsitsoftwaresolution.com\/blog\/facebook-now-allows-users-in-the-us-canada-to-export-photos-and-videos-to-google-photos.html"},"modified":"2020-05-01T00:22:45","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T00:22:45","slug":"facebook-now-allows-users-in-the-us-canada-to-export-photos-and-videos-to-google-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/facebook-now-allows-users-in-the-us-canada-to-export-photos-and-videos-to-google-photos.html","title":{"rendered":"Facebook now allows users in the US & Canada to export photos and videos to Google Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Facebook is today rolling out a tool that will allow users in the U.S. and Canada to export their Facebook photos and videos to Google Photos. This data portability tool was first introduced<\/a> in Ireland in December, and has since been made available to other international markets.<\/p>\n

To use the feature, Facebook users will need to click on \u201cSettings,\u201d followed by \u201cYour Facebook Information,\u201d then \u201cTransfer a Copy of Your Photos and Videos.\u201d Facebook will ask you to verify your password to confirm your identity in order to proceed. On the next screen, you\u2019ll be able to choose \u201cGoogle Photos\u201d as the destination from the \u201cChoose Destination\u201d drop-down box that appears. You\u2019ll also need your Google account information to authenticate with its service before the transfer begins.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The tool\u2019s release comes about by way of Facebook\u2019s participation<\/a> in the Data Transfer Project<\/a>, a collaborative effort with other tech giants, including Apple, Google, Microsoft and Twitter, which focuses on building out common ways for people to transfer their data between online services.<\/p>\n

Of course, it also serves as a way for the major tech companies to fend off potential regulation, as they\u2019ll be able to point to tools like this as a way to prove they\u2019re not holding their users hostage \u2014 if people are unhappy, they can just take their data and leave!<\/p>\n

Facebook\u2019s Director of Privacy and Public Policy Steve Satterfield, in an interview with Reuters<\/a> on Thursday, essentially confirmed the tool is less about Facebook being in service to its users, and more about catering to policymakers\u2019 and regulators\u2019 demands.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026It really is an important part of the response to the kinds of concerns that drive antitrust regulation or competition regulation,\u201d Satterfield told the news outlet.<\/p>\n

The launch also arrives conveniently ahead of a Federal Trade Commission hearing on September 22 that will be focused on data portability. Facebook said it would participate in that hearing, if approached, the report noted.<\/p>\n

In Facebook\u2019s original announcement<\/a> about the tool\u2019s launch last year, it said it would expand the service to include more than just Google Photos in the \u201cnear future.\u201d<\/p>\n

The transfer tool is not the only way to get your data out of Facebook. The company has offered Download Your Information<\/a> since 2010. But once you have your data, there isn\u2019t much else you can do with it \u2014 Facebook hasn\u2019t had any large-scale rivals since older social networks like Myspace, FriendFeed (RIP!) and Friendster died and Google+ failed.<\/p>\n

In addition to the U.S. and Canada, the photo transfer tool has been launched in several other markets, including Europe and Latin America.<\/p>\n

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