Facebook’s privacy update: Thoughts?

December 12th, 2009

Yesterday I posted on NetWorked about Facebook’s new privacy settings:

“Facebook officials claim the new settings give users more control over the information they share. For example, users will now have the option to decide who can see each update by selecting the audience of “Friends,” “Friends of friends” or “Everyone.” However, if you have a public profile, “Everyone” no longer means everyone on Facebook; it now includes everyone online (except for minors).

Some bloggers disagree that these changes promote privacy. “It’s not about privacy at all, it’s about increasing traffic and the visibility of activity on the site,” writes Read Write Web author Marshall Kirkpatrick.”

What do you think? How do you feel about these new changes and how Facebook brought them about?

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