Facebook Privacy

Facebook Privacy is an ongoing concern of the millions members of the social networking website Facebook. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has vowed to protect users privacy while still providing a rich experience for users. According to Zuckerberg, Facebook was built for one simple reasons - to allow people to share information with their friends and stay connected with them. By sharing selective information, Facebook developers theorized, the world would become more open and more connected.http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=391922327130

All of this sharing and connecting has evolved and Facebook is now giving more control to members by offering more options. When Facebook first started it was operated using a very simple concept and there were almost no features that enhanced the website. Including; no status updates, no photo albums and no message option and the only people who could use it were knowledgeable college students located in the United States. Only some of the basic information about each member was visible to everyone and the remainder of the profile information was visible to people in networks and to accepted friends.http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=391922327130

As new features were added to the site and as popularity grew, Facebook became more than just a hangout for college students, it became more focused on content and the photos, music and other information the members were adding. This increased activity and the large number of people who login to Facebook each day has led to a revised privacy model that reflect the changes and the evolution of one of the most popular websites on the Internet.http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=391922327130http://www.alexa.com/topsites

Privacy settings were added that allow users to control who could see their information. Restrictions were added to police the way applications could access personal information and now, only the content that is visible to everyone can be seen, unless permission is granted. Regional networks were phased out because they could not be controlled by the users. Facebook recommend users to be selective about the information they give access to. Real friends should see be the only people to see photos, email address, telephone number and contact information. Choose settings that let you decide what to show the world. http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=391922327130

Facebook recognizes that they have made a lot of changes and there were a lot of members who were not satisfied with these new features. The number one concern was the complicated way users had to navigate to control their information. Because of the complaints more changes were made that will make the controls simpler to use.http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=391922327130