TechHive: Facebook finally updates privacy policy, but little has changed

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Facebook finally updates privacy policy, but little has changed Nov 15th 2013, 20:30, by Caitlin McGarry Facebook changed its privacy policies on Friday, but unlike previous overhauls, there's not much to rage about this time. No, companies aren't using your photos to sell products. Yes, if you like a brand, that information will show up in your friends' feeds, on your Timeline, and in Graph Search ("friends of my friends who like Anthropologie"). Facebook had to clarify how it uses your information to sell ads after settling a $20 million class-action lawsuit earlier this year. The network asked for user feedback on its policy language back in August, and on Friday the social network made those changes official. "We proposed these changes because we thought we could improve the way we explain our policies," wrote Erin Egan, Facebook's chief privacy policy officer, in a Friday note posted to Facebook. "But your feedback was clear—we can do better—and it led to a number of clarifying edits." To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Media files: facebook_like_thumb-100067709-small.png

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