New Facebook Privacy Controls
Following up on a blog post last week from the firm's founder, Facebook Wednesday announced the roll out of what it describes as "easy-to-use" tools to help users gain better control of their information on their Facebook pages and urged its 350 million users to review and update their privacy settings. "We're actually giving our users control over their data and asking every single one of them to go through the process of deciding how they want to share," Facebook Public Policy Director Tim Sparapani told an International Association of Privacy Professionals summit Wednesday. "I don't know of any other company of our size that has ever attempted something like this."
In particular, the new tools allow users to control who sees each piece of content added to their Facebook pages. The firm's new Publisher Privacy Control tool is the primary way for users to add content such as photos and status updates. "This feature will enable people to easily select a privacy setting for every post they make at the time they create it," Facebook said in a news release.
After announcing last week that it was deleting its regional networks, Facebook said it would replace it with four basic control settings for sharing information: friends, friends of friends, everyone, and customized. In addition, the firm said it had redesigned its privacy settings page to make the controls "easy, intuitive and accessible." Facebook's Transition Tool will require users to review and update their privacy settings. After explaining the changes, users will be provided with a message asking them to choose whether they want to keep their old settings or accept the privacy setting recommendations from Facebook. It also announced new controls for users under 18, which will prevent minors from sharing their information with "everyone."
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