Facebook Privacy Policy Goes Under Microscope Again

Privacy continues to be a touchy issue for Facebook, as some minor changes the company made to the language in the terms of service -- including changing the title from privacy policy to data use policy --are drawing scrutiny from regulators and analysts.

Privacy continues to be a touchy issue for Facebook, as some minor changes the company made to the language in the terms of service — including changing the title from privacy policy to data use policy –are drawing scrutiny from regulators and analysts.

Facebook Spokesman Barry Schnitt told CNET, “We’re just making the terms consistent,” speaking of the switch from privacy policy to data use policy.

He said the social network also implemented some minor wording changes strictly for clarification, such as specifying that users’ data are shared with applications their friends use, which has been true for five years.

Schnitt continued:

Facebook is a social website, and so is our platform.

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