To respond to the response to the request, on Wednesday, asking facebook 350 million users to update their privacy settings. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company has made a new privacy settings to the user to provide a more secure control for information provided. Making this new security is strengthened by the statement Scharge Elliot, Senior President of Communication Network that Facebook is now entered into the virtual world with the users hebohnya more than 350 million so is important to make reforms in the security of user information. This is punctuated by the words “We are always designing Facebook is easier for users to share information to be given to anyone, it was the reason why our services continue to grow for various user groups from around the world. ”
Facebook effort to distribute information on the Internet, backfired in recent years, especially the beacon feature posted by facebook users to purchase third-party sites, including Amazon.com and Overstock.com, without permission. Facebook Beacon remove programs and agreed to pay $ 9.5 million for the establishment of a foundation nonprofit to promote online privacy, safety and security. Settlement also includes $ 41,500 for the 19 people who filed suit. This is supported by organizations including the Electronic Privacy Information Center and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to the changes on Facebook.
“I think Facebook is clearly concerned about the privacy of its users, and they respond to a request from the EPIC and
users who have expressed concern, “said EPIC Consumer Privacy Counsel Kim Nguyen. He added that while Facebook moving in the right direction, the user must still consider how the information they were use.
Nguyen said that “facebook users have reason to worry because the history of Facebook that shares information with all the options and Beacon easily. “This would not be a problem for facebook users who basically wanted to share the information to everyone, but there are also people who do not want to share all the information that would cause problems for them.
Awalanya Facebook provides facilities for its users to provide information one institution as the scope of their school friends in facebooknya network. But now Facebook has changed its system in giving personal data by giving users the option to provide information that is available only to friends, friends of friends of users, or any person. In addition to eliminating regional networks, Facebook is also simplified with the privacy settings page consolidate some of the settings and grouping users in a more “logical” and “direct.” Starting Wednesday, the user will be given a transitional tool that will ask them to review and update the settings their privacy. Users will first see a message explaining the change and then be given two choices:
Save the settings of their old or receive recommendations from Facebook.
During this transition using the tool, users will be given the option to learn more by clicking the link led to the company’s new privacy center. After the settings have been updated, your friends will see a confirmation page which will enable them to review their arrangements.
Facebook executives said there would be no change in our advertising program and it will continue the policy for not sharing information with advertisers, except under user control.

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