Facebook will change its terms of use after users voted on how the site handles personal data.The social networking website ran into criticism in February when users complained about changes to terms and conditions that appeared to give the site ownership of personal data, including pictures and profiles, even after accounts were deleted.
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article6164562.eceFacebookers Approve New Policy, but Still Hate Redesign
After a weeklong public vote, Facebook members approved the company’s proposed changes to its terms of service.The vote was prompted by an outrage that erupted in February over changes the company made to its privacy policy. The move set off an uproar because the new terms appeared to grant Facebook ownership over any content, such as images or video, uploaded to the site — even if the original owners deleted their profiles.
bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/facebookers-approve-new-policy-still-hate-redesign/Facebook Users Approve Terms Of Use
Facebook members will own and control their own information under the social networking site’s new policies.Users this week voted on a new set of terms and conditions, and most users who voted approved of a new set of Facebook Principles and Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. Along with a forthcoming new Privacy Policy, the documents represent a new Bill of Rights, so to speak, for the Facebook nation.
www.informationweek.com/news/internet/social_network/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217100353
Leave a Reply