Facebook to Stop Collecting , Location Data and Delete , Stored Location History.br 'Fast Company' reports that Facebook will delete the location histories of its users later this summer. .br 'Fast Company' reports that Facebook will delete the location histories of its users later this summer. .br The move was announced by Facebook's parent br company Meta Platforms through in-app prompts br and emails rather than through a public announcment. .br Features that rely on Facebook's background br location tracking including Nearby Friends br and weather alerts will be shut down. .br On May 31, Facebook's apps will stop br recording location data and the companybr will delete user's location history on August 31.br According to a spokesperson for Meta, br the company will be ending these br features "due to low usage.".br According to a spokesperson for Meta, br the company will be ending these br features "due to low usage.".br 'Fast Company' reports that br advocates for privacy protection br have applauded the scheduled change. .br 'Fast Company' reports that br advocates for privacy protection br have applauded the scheduled change. .br Reducing the collection of this kind br of data on these apps is great, Dhanaraj Thakur, Research director at the Center for Democracy and Technology, via 'Fast Company'.br However, advocates warn that the major problem with data br collection hinges upon small, third-party data brokers br rather than major companies like Facebook or Google.br However, advocates warn that the major problem with data br collection hinges upon small, third-party data brokers br rather than major companies like Facebook or Google.br Our concern goes beyond Facebook. br The data broker ecosystem br in general is so opaque, and there br are so many actors involved, Dhanaraj Thakur, Research director at the Center for Democracy and Technology, via 'Fast Company'.