Facebook Answers Privacy Questions About Home

When Facebook announced Home, a heavily integrated mobile platform for Android phones, many people were worried that it represented just another invasion of privacy by the social network. While Facebook will become a bigger part of users' mobile experiences, the company swears that Home does not take any more information than its native application or the desktop version of the site. Facebook's Michael Richter (chief privacy officer) and Erin Egan (chief privacy officer of policy) attempted to address users' concerns in a recent blog post.

When Facebook announced Home, a heavily integrated mobile platform for Android phones, many people were worried that it represented just another invasion of privacy by the social network. While Facebook will become a bigger part of users’ mobile experiences, the company swears that Home does not take any more information than its native application or the desktop version of the site. Facebook’s Michael Richter (chief privacy officer) and Erin Egan (chief privacy officer of policy) attempted to address users’ concerns in a recent blog post.

Richter and Egan answered some commonly asked questions Friday.

Q: What information does Home collect?

A: Like other parts of Facebook, Home collects information when you interact with the service, such as liking or commenting on a post or sending a message.

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