US senators focus on changes to Facebook privacy Policy

Bourne Farrell, a spokesman for the Federal Trade Commission, said the committee plans to develop policies to guide social networking sites such as how to collect, use and share data.

Beijing Time April 28 news, according to foreign media reports, the U.S. Senate in Tuesday wrote to Facebook that they are concerned about changes in Facebook's privacy policy. After the policy changes, Facebook users ' personal information will be seen by more people outside of their friends, and Facebook's features on other sites will allow third parties to keep information about Facebook users and friends.

United States Senator Charles Schumer, Michael Bennitt (Michael Bennet), Mark-Begich (Mark Begich) and Al-Franken Franken, in a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's chief executive, on April 27, objected to Facebook's change of privacy policy, making the user's city, home, hobby, interest and friend's information completely public, This information can only be seen by the user's friends.

These lawmakers objected to Facebook's change of privacy policy, allowing Facebook's third-party advertisers to keep user data at more than 24 hours, and against Facebook's "like" features on sites such as CNN.com, Pandora and ESPN. "We are concerned about this feature, which allows some third-party partners to access not only the public information of Facebook users but also the list and information of Facebook users ' friends," they said in the letter. ”

Lawmakers said the Federal Trade Commission could investigate the issue. "We believe Facebook will take effective measures to reassure users of these concerns," they wrote in the letter. It is a critical step to provide a selection mechanism for information sharing instead of expecting users to exit the process through lengthy and complex selections. ”

Google, Facebook, and other sites rely on user information to get ad revenue. The Federal Trade Commission has been pressuring them to limit the use of their personal information.

"These new products and features are designed to enhance personalization and improve social networking, while still providing users with unprecedented control over what information can be shared," Schrag Elliot Schrage, Facebook's vice-president, said on the same day. ”

Senator Schumer also wrote to the Federal Trade Commission asking the Committee to provide guidance on how to use and distribute personal information on social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. "These sites provide excellent service to users, allowing them to stay in touch with friends and family and re-establish contact with friends and co-workers who have lost contact for a long time," he wrote. However, these sites must standardize the use and release of personal information submitted by users after years of development, and we should provide them with guidance on this. ”

Bourne Farrell, a spokesman for the Federal Trade Commission, said the committee plans to develop policies to guide social networking sites such as how to collect, use and share data.