A Complaint on Facebook Privacy Settings Elicits Heated Response

EPIC or the Electronic Privacy Information Center has yet again launched a heated debate over the new privacy settings that Facebook has updated and changed. This is the second time that EPIC has raised its voice against Facebook. concerning the importance of protecting online user privacy.

The last complaint made by EPIC was when it announced that it was getting ready to file a federal complaint about the stipulation in Facebook Terms and Conditions that if any user were to register on Facebook and deleted his or her account, the information used in the account would be forever owned by Facebook.

However, within 24 hours of EPIC’s announcement, Facebook. suddenly changed its Terms and Conditions of use to one that would allow registered users to have a say on the future changes made in Facebook user terms.

Recently, Facebook. again made a policy change in the user settings which basically reveals user information to third-party applications on Facebook. as well as to search engines existing on the Web. Although Facebook. insists that the settings are available to users to have full control over, EPIC seems to think otherwise.


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