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Facebook Makes Privacy Settings Easier!
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The social networking firm plans to give users more control over the content and information they share.
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Thursday, July 02, 2009:
The social networking site Facebook is in the process of simplifying its privacy settings. In a blog post, the company has announced its plans to streamline its privacy settings to give users more control over the content and information they share.
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"We'll be improving privacy on Facebook by launching a series of tests that guide people to new, simpler tools of control and connection," says Chris Kelly, chief privacy officer, Facebook.
In March, the Palo Alto, California-based company added an 'Everyone' option to give people more control and enable them to share more broadly if they want, something that wasn't possible on Facebook before.
The Publisher Privacy Control, launched in a beta last week, allows users to decide who can see the content they publish on a per-post basis. "For example, you may want to make some posts available to everyone, while restricting others to your friends and family. You should be able to make that decision every time you share something on Facebook, and soon you'll be able to do this," states the blog.
Facebook will be offering a 'Transition Tool' that will ask users to select their own level of sharing. This tool will enable users to make available those parts of the profile that they feel comfortable sharing. If users have selected settings that restrict who has access to information, those choices are carried over to the new privacy settings.
The social network also encourages its users to feel more confident as it is not going to share any of their personal information with advertisers.
"Facebook does not share personal information with advertisers except under the direction and control of a user. These new tools do not alter that policy or practice. You can feel confident that Facebook will not share your personal information with advertisers unless and until you want to share that information," says Kelly.
The company is also in the process of phasing out regional networks, "since they did not adequately reflect a world where people choose exactly the audience with whom they wish to share."
"With the test we're announcing today, we'll move towards simplifying these settings and putting them all on the same page. We'll also standardise the options we provide for each setting so the choices are always the same. Lastly, we'll remove overlapping settings to reduce confusion and combine profile fields that are similar, so you only have to make one decision," added Kelly.
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