Facebook CEO Publishes "Making Control Simple" as Search Engine Land Live Blogs News Conference re: Simpler Privacy Controls
Search Engine Land is Live Blogging the Facebook Press Conference in Palo Alto, CA regarding the easier to use privacy controls that the company has been promising.
The post includes a number of before and after screenshots. From what SEL says, a non-geek is likely to have plenty of issues getting all of the settings correct plus will likely not to spend the type learn and then make changes.
I’d give it an A for effort but a C+ to B- for actually solving the overload problem. Rather than a “one click solution” or a single-page recap, there remains a “flowchart” of options. Though less daunting than in the past, the complexity may still leave users feeling there are too many controls to be in control.
Within hours of Facebook’s announcement of new privacy controls, four of its most outspoken critics [Progress & Freedom Foundation, Democratic Senator Charles Schumer of New York, ACLU, EFF] weighed in on them. And all had positive things to say.
Excellent Post. Numerous screenshots, step-by-step how to use the new setting.
Even with its flaws, the new privacy settings take a step in the right direction, organizing the settings under a more comprehensible scheme. There are serious problems, though, such as the information that is accessible through your friends by default, and which you must disable if you want to prevent your friends' app vendors from getting access to you. Unless you don't care about how much of your information gets around, don't use any of the preconfigured settings besides Friends Only. Caution is still a must for all Facebook users.
We appreciate that Facebook has taken the time to listen and respond to the public outcry over its latest privacy changes, and although today's changes don't address all of our concerns, they are a great first step in what will hopefully be a more privacy-driven direction for Facebook. We look forward to a continuing dialogue with Facebook on how to improve privacy on the site. In the meantime, stay tuned for more information from EFF on how to use these new options to maximize your privacy when you choose to share information with your friends and family on Facebook.
It has been a long hard slog, but we are cautiously optimistic that this ship has been righted and is beginning to make the necessary course correction to put users and their privacy rights back at the helm.
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