Facebook users are now being required to review and update their privacy settings in light of changes the company has made to its privacy controls. The latest round of changes include the elimination of Facebook’s regional networks, the implementation of granular settings for individual pieces of content, and a simplified privacy settings page. Those changes were officially launched on Wednesday, and now Facebook says it is the first major Internet service to require that its 350 million users review and update their privacy settings as a result.
Facebook Forces Users to Get With Its Privacy Program
Posted by: Katherine Noyes December 9, 2009 11:52 AMFacebook users are now being required to review and update their privacy settings in light of changes the company has made to its privacy controls. The latest round of changes include the elimination of Facebook’s regional networks, the implementation of granular settings for individual pieces of content, and a simplified privacy settings page. Those changes were officially launched on Wednesday, and now Facebook says it is the first major Internet service to require that its 350 million users review and update their privacy settings as a result.