Facebook Roll Out Some of Their Privacy Setting Changes Today

In responding to a torrent of complaints that it had become far too hard to determine and control levels of protection, Facebook finally announced and roll out their privacy settings one-click options changes today to help subscribers protect their privacy. The changes that will make all of these privacy controls a lot simpler.

There are three things facebook is focusing: a single control for user’s content, more powerful controls for user’s basic information and an easy control to turn off all applications.

Facebook is a company that moves quickly, constantly innovating and launching new products to improve the user experience. The feedback we heard from users was that in our efforts to innovate, some of our privacy settings had become confusing.

We believe in listening to our users and taking their feedback into account whenever possible. We think the following changes address these concerns by providing users with more control over their privacy settings and making them more simple to use.

Starting today, Facebook will:

* Provide an easy-to-use “master” control that enables users to set who can see the content they share through Facebook. This enables users to choose, with just one click, the overall privacy level they’re comfortable with for the content they share on Facebook. Of course, users can still use all of the granular controls we’ve always offered, if they wish.

* Significantly reduce the amount of information that must be visible to everyone on Facebook. Facebook will no longer require that users’ friends and connections are visible to everyone. Only Name, Profile Picture, Networks and Gender must be publicly available. Users can opt to make all other connections private.

* Make it simple to control whether other applications and websites access any user information. While a majority of our users love Facebook apps and Facebook-enhanced websites, some may prefer not to share their information outside of Facebook. Users can now opt out with just one click. Take a moment to read our CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s blog post and check out the new Facebook Privacy Page

Those privacy setting changes to be rolling out to all the Facebook users over the next few weeks. So you can always check out the new privacy page, which explains how the settings will work. When you get the new controls, just play around and find the settings that feel best for you.