Re: [projectvrm] Fwd: News from Facebook

[Mary Hodder < >]

Sure..  and apparently FB is now backing down:

With privacy battle brewing, Facebook won't update policy right away

http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-facebook-privacy-policy-update-20130905,0,6797157.story

[snip]

Jeffrey Chester, executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy, said Facebook had to delay the update.

"Facebook is being forced to justify its latest grab of user data to D.C. regulators," Chester said.

Peter Kaplan, a spokesman for the FTC, said the agency had received the letter from the Electronic Privacy Information Center and other watchdog groups but declined to comment.

Facebook has insisted that it is not changing its policies, just clarifying the language in them.

In an interview last week, Facebook's chief privacy officer, Erin Egan, said: "All we are changing is that we are providing more information and more specifics."

Facebook said it proposed new language in response to a $20-million settlement of a 2011 lawsuit that alleged the company used personal information for commercial purposes without consent or compensation.

The new language says users automatically give Facebook the right to use their information unless they specifically deny the company permission to do it. At the same time, Facebook made it more complicated to opt out.

Previously the policy stated that users have the right to control how their names, likeness and personal information are used for commercial purposes.

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On Sep 5, 2013, at 2:43 PM, Katherine Kern wrote:

Thanks mary

Katherine Kern

member &

founder

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From: Mary Hodder < "> >
Date: Thursday, September 5, 2013 12:22 PM
To: Doc Searls < "> >
Cc: ProjectVRM list < "> >
Subject: Re: [projectvrm] Fwd: News from Facebook

Today may actually be the last day to leave comments on a FB page about these changes:

http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2292493/Facebook-to-Users-You-Have-Exactly-7-Days-Until-We-Own-You

because FB lost a lawsuit.. these are the changes that the case proscribed.

https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-site-governance/proposed-updates-to-our-governing-documents/10153167395945301

Mashable posted this in July about how to lock down your privacy settings.. but I don't know how this will mesh with the new data use changes.

http://mashable.com/2013/07/09/facebook-privacy-how-to/

mary

On Sep 5, 2013, at 9:27 AM, Doc Searls wrote:

Just an FYI for the list. The rest of you are also probably getting these as well. Not sure if it's worthwhile fodder or not, but thought it was worth sharing.

Doc

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From: "Facebook" < "> >

Subject: News from Facebook

Date: August 30, 2013 4:46:25 AM EDT

Reply-To: noreply < "> >

News from Facebook

Hi Doc,

We're writing to let you know that we are proposing updates to ourData Use Policy and our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. These two documents tell you about how we collect and use data, and the rules that apply when you choose to use Facebook. Our goal with these updates is to make our practices more clear.

We update these documents from time to time to make sure we keep you posted about the latest things you can do with Facebook. This email describes the key changes we've proposed and directs you to places where you can learn more.

What's being updated and why?

Both documents have new language to help you better understand:

• How advertising works on Facebook
• What to expect when it comes to using your name, profile picture, content and personal info with ads or commercial content
• How to control or remove apps you've used
• What data you're sharing with mobile devices

Like always, we won't share the private information that you put on Facebook with advertisers without your permission.

What should you do and when will the updates happen?

You can review all the updates on our Site Governance page's Documents tab and over the next seven days leave comments on that page to give us feedback. Please take some time toread through everything and let us know what you think. If your comments lead to more updates, we'll post those on the Site Governance page, too.

To stay up to date on similar topics, please like our Site Governance andPrivacy pages. And, if you want to learn more about how we show you interesting, relevant ads, or how cookies and similar technologies help us do so, please visit our Ads and Cookies pages. We hope you find these resources helpful.

Best regards,

Erin Egan 
Chief Privacy Officer
Facebook

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