Facebook Focuses on Privacy Options and Prepares Online Chat Feature
Online Giant Facebook has announced measures tp be implemented on Wednesday that would help its users have more control over their online profile pages and the data contained in them. The privacy controls revolve around allowing the user to pick and choose who sees possible sensitive information such as photos, and contact information like email or phone numbers.
(Media-Newswire.com) - Online Giant Facebook has announced measures tp be implemented on Wednesday that would help its users have more control over their online profile pages and the data contained in them. The privacy controls revolve around allowing the user to pick and choose who sees possible sensitive information such as photos, and contact information like email or phone numbers.
Facebook has come under scrutiny since a botched deployment of its Beacon advertising system. The Beacon service was said by experts of web security to be tracking user behavior without their user's knowledge. Beacon was revised amid horrible publicity against such underhanded tactics by the company.
"Facebook is still one of the top social sites online and these privacy settings can only help calm user fears about sensitive data." said Ted Gilliand of FreeWinampSkins.com. Facebook originated at Harvard University several years ago as a social interaction type website for students to meet other students. Most users were based in the United States but now users from other countries have been adding themselves to the popular website.
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