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Facebook change gives users more privacy controls
Quick ReadFacebook launching new privacy settings; users may decide who sees each status post
Photo credit: AP | FILE - In this July 16, 2009 file photo, a Facebook user logs into their account in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Facebook on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 created a dual-class stock structure designed to give founder Mark Zuckerberg and other existing shareholders control over the company. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick, File)
A Facebook user edits privacy settings in Ottawa,
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is changing its privacy settings to give users more control over who sees the information they post on their personal pages.
Beginning Wednesday, the networking Web site is taking the rare step of requiring its more than 350 million users to review and update their privacy settings.
The new controls are designed to simplify the cumbersome privacy settings that...
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