Facebook Profile Picture Guard: How to Use the New Tool

Method 1
Refresh your News Feed, and you may see a message (pictured below), prompting you to Help Protect Your Profile Picture

1. Tap Turn On Profile Picture Guard
2. You will then see a screen explaining the benefits of the Profile Picture Guard
3. Click Next
4. You will then see your current profile photo, complete with the shield symbol, with the option to Save

Method 2

1. Open your Facebook profile.
2. Tap your profile photo
3. You will then see the option (pictured below) to Turn on profile picture guard
4. If selected, you will get the option to Save, and then see your profile photo with the shield symbol As for the ability to add a design to your profile photo, the option shows up as a prompt on your News Feed, just like Method 1 above. You will see the message Add a Design to Your Profile Picture, followed by the option to Add Design. Once you tap this, you can then select from a range of design overlays, and then click Next. The steps are pictured below.

Safety Measurement

Facebook reveals it developed the new profile picture guard tool in partnership with Indian safety organisations like Centre for Social Research, Learning Links Foundation, Breakthrough and Youth Ki Awaaz.

"Based on preliminary tests, we've learned that when someone adds an extra design layer to their profile picture, other people are at least 75 percent less likely to copy that picture," said Soman. Facebook says that these designs will make it easier for users to report misuse of their profile picture.