Facebook's new relaxed privacy policy for teenagers probably won't go over very well with privacy advocates in Washington and lawmakers like Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), a persistent advocate for tighter online privacy protections for teens.
In a blog post Wednesday, the social network revealed a change in its policy for 13- to 17-year-olds, allowing them for the first time to share their information publicly outside their network. They'll also be able to turn on Follow so that the public posts appear in people's News Feeds.
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