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Under the Gun, Facebook Relents on Privacy

Facebook is a useful platform, be it finding your oldest (nowhere to locate) pal or a distant relative living miles away. The flexibility and user-friendly interface it provides has given this social networking site an edge over others in the industry. It enjoys being one of the most popular social networking platforms. Owing to the user-friendly applications, it seeks revenue from more than 800 million users who play games, display photos and interact using the site. But the recent security issues have given Facebook a reason to revise its privacy policy. And there could be more than what actually seems a simple platform.


While a site may not be intended to harm anyone intentionally, there is large possibility of it getting misused for one reason or another. The Federal Trade Commission has come in talks with Facebook, revealing a concern to revamp its privacy policy. The Federal Trade Commission has found that the social networking site violated users’ privacy when it changed default privacy settings. This change disclosed more user information than was previously available to the public, making it more susceptible to be misused.

The agreement directed Facebook to get user’s approval before sharing material(s). There is probability of an annual review of the privacy practices being done autonomously. The concern arises out of a complaint filed by the Electronic Privacy Information Center in year 2009. The complaint pointed to users revealing crucial data like profile photos, names, lists of friends, network they belong to, etc. This seems a crucial issue for the good-will and revenue generating capacity which Facebook enjoys in the social media market. There could be substantial loss of revenue, leading to gain for other popular networking sites like Twitter.

Such a security breach can be discouraging for the users, prompting them to opt out of this networking site. The possibility of misusing personal data only enhances if such issues remain unattended for long. This complaint was attended to by attempting to close the accounts responsible for breaching. The susceptibility to viruses may be detrimental to users. They may opt not to use this platform at all. For others, the new changes may seem biting. Although the changes done by Facebook can be frustrating for its users, they are meant for the betterment. Users now have the options of revealing their private information either to select categories or keep them restricted. This, apparently, avoids the possibility of the data getting misused by hackers.

According to a Facebook spokesperson, the social networking site is working to eliminate all the violating materials from its site. Protecting its users’ private policy is of utmost concern. Facebook is taking the necessary steps to identify the culprit(s) and limit the damage to the minimum.

However, experts are not ruling out the possibility of another troubling attempt. And it would not be surprising to find an elevated hitch. Only if Facebook prepares in advance to combat another spam! The developers find a wide scope in Facebook when creating games and applications. But the flexibility can be an invitation to hackers all over. It becomes essentially important to ascertain the credibility of programmers. Security should not be the price for convenience.

There is a “Privacy” link at the bottom of every Facebook page. The page is linked to “A guide to privacy on Facebook,” which describes the current functions and policies. You can use the “Preview my profile” option to know the appearance of your profile on the website. This could help you in keeping track of the information you want others to view (and hide).

About the author: Alia Haley is a blogger who has a weakness for fashion accessories, especially shoes and bags. She loves expensive phones and is planning to add sony ericsson android.


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