30 October 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Facebook rewrites privacy policy, adds location component

In what has turned into a saga of rewritten privacy policies and terms of service for social media sites, Facebook has released a new version of their privacy policy. However, get ready, as TechCrunch points out, this version includes a section on sharing geolocation. From TechCrunch:

This is obviously a big step for Facebook, and one that many people have been expected for a long time. Twitter is moving into geolocation, and Facebook doesn’t want to be late to the game. Still, with all of Facebook’s privacy settings this will be a tricky dance for the world’s largest social network.

The news was released on the Facebook blog and includes a call for comments on the change in privacy policy, which you can join here.

Read more at TechCrunch.com.

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