Some Facebook users are wondering what the small white sign on a blue background under the profile picture means. We explain it to you:
Above all, this symbol can be found among Facebook users. This is no coincidence, because the small sign symbolizes a protective measure that Facebook introduced and is called Profile Picture Guard. It is intended to prevent misuse of the photo by other users.
By the way, the Profile Picture Guard looks like this:

Facebook Profile Picture Guard in 2017 . The company had started the pilot project in India and according to TechCrunch, the tool could also be activated in other countries.
What exactly is this Profile Picture Guard?
As heise online reports, this is a security measure because many women, especially in India, do not dare to post real profile photos on Facebook and are worried about what will happen to their photos online. The Profile Picture Guard is intended to make it more difficult to misuse photos. Such as downloading or sharing the profile picture.
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If the guard is active, the profile picture receives a blue frame as an identification mark and a small protective shield appears under the photo. This is how Facebook users quickly realize to “respect the photo”. In addition, other users can no longer mark themselves in someone else's profile picture. Facebook also prevents the taking of screenshots in the Android app.
In addition, the profile picture can be overlaid with patterns, lines or dots. During initial tests, the social media platform found that this measure alone reduced the likelihood of photo theft by 75 percent.
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