Facebook Proposes More Changes to Privacy Policy
Posted in: Legal, Privacy & Security at 12/05/2012 18:36
[IDG] Facebook said on Friday that it intends to make further changes to its privacy policy in order to respond to an audit by the Irish government, but privacy advocates saw the move as an inadequate attempt to quell privacy concerns prior to Facebook's planned initial public offering.
The proposed changes, which the company put out for public comment on Friday, don't appear to reflect any major shifts in policy. For the most part, the document makes more explicit how Facebook is already using user data. The company has also updated the policy to reflect newer features, such as cover photos.
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Facebook privacy changes hint at ad ambitions
Facebook Inc, just days before it goes public, said it has revamped its privacy policy in a way that could broaden the reach of its advertising business through other websites.
The operator of the world's biggest online social network has at no point said it planned to sell advertising on other Internet sites, but the policy changes would further expand its ability to do so.
http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/05/11/facebook-privacy-idINDEE84A0HO20120511
