The new one button, one page, one click, approach to Facebook privacy has arrived.
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Yesterday, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook will be simplifying its revamped privacy settings so that users no longer have to wade through the nearly 200 individualized options in order to secure the information they post is not distributed without their consent. There will soon be a one size fits all option which users can categorize all of their FB information as everyone, friends of friends, friends only, or me only. Those wanting to specify access to their profile towards specific friends and social networks will be able to use more advanced options if the ‘one button’ option does not meet their needs.
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For a breakdown of how the changes look and how they apply to you, go to the following link.
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Overall, it has been a controversial 2010 for Facebook. It has had to back down from privacy policy changes due to user, government and privacy advocacy group threats and ultimatums regarding FB’s alleged confusing and misleading privacy settings. If you are interested in tweaking your FB information beyond the simplified realms of everyone, friends of friends, friends only, and me, check out the following link, Ten Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know.
I do not like facebook. I create account just in case to prevent someone to create faulty one of myself. It was hard to control who can see and what can see from you. Happy to now that it is simplified to protect yourself.