Facebook Close to Settling Privacy Complaint
Users claim the site misused personal information
Facebook, which has faced criticism for its stance on user privacy, is close to a settlement with the U.S. government over allegations that it misled users by making their personal information public without properly alerting them to the changes, according to the Wall Street Journal.
This particular privacy debacle began in December 2009, when the social network made features of its users’ profiles (including their name, picture, and friends) viewable to the public by default. Many of the site’s users complained about the changes, while a number of privacy advocates filed a complaint with the FTC.
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