MySpace Updates Privacy, Terms Of Use Policies

March 3, 2008

MySpace.com co-founder Tom Anderson, the first one to "friend" anyone who creates an account on the popular social networking platform, sent a mass message to users late Sunday updating everyone on changes to the site's in privacy policy and terms of use.

Here's what landed in my inbox:

From: Tom
Date: Mar 2, 2008 11:57 PM
Subject: Updated Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

My lawyers tell me that I need to let every MySpace user know that MySpace's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy have been updated. Feel free to take a look at them: Terms of Use / Privacy Policy

Don't worry everyone received this message from me, and this doesn't mean we are charging. MySpace is still free!

Juliana Gruenwald

Tech Writer

E-Mail: jgruenwald@nationaljournal.com.

Juliana Gruenwald has been covering tech and telecom issues for more than a decade for National Journal, Interactive Week, BNA and Congressional Quarterly. This is her second stint with National Journal. She was recruited by NJ in 1998 to help launch its first tech policy publication, Technology Daily. She left in 2000 to cover international tech and telecom issues for Ziff Davis Media's Interactive Week magazine. She started her career at United Press International as the wire service's first Helen Thomas Intern. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota. A Minneapolis native, she misses the lakes but not the cold.

Josh Smith

Tech Reporter

E-Mail: joshsmith@nationaljournal.com.

Josh Smith covers technology policy as a staff reporter for National Journal. He previously interned at National Journal Daily, a Senate press office, and the Deseret News in Salt Lake City where he covered the state legislature, courts, and crime. In 2009 he graduated with honors from Southern Utah University after managing an award-winning student newspaper as editor-in-chief. Josh has received state, regional and national awards for his political and policy reporting, including first place in CapitolBeat’s 2009 Best of Statehouse Reporting college competition. A native of drop-dead-gorgeous Utah, Josh lives in Virginia with his wife, Amber.

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