Social networking giant Facebook outlined changes to its privacy policy on Thursday and is now asking for feedback from its 300-million strong user base on the changes.
The company wrote in an official blog post that members will have until November 5 to send in their comments about the proposed changes.
“This is the next step in our ongoing effort to run Facebook in an open and transparent way. After the comment period is over, we’ll review your feedback and update you on our next steps,” Vice president of communications and public policy Elliot Schrage wrote.
Some of the changes to Facebook’s privacy policy are the result of pressure from Canada, after the the Canadian privacy commissioner released a report that stated Facebook was violating the privacy of its users without permission by allowing their data to be included in third-party applications used on the site.
Schrage wrote in the blog post that they were fulfilling their commitment to ensuring the privacy of its 300 million users.
“Specifically, we’ve included sections that further explain the privacy setting you can choose to make your content viewable by everyone,” he said.
Schrage said Facebook will now save profile information such as friend lists and photos from a deactivated account in case a member decides to reactivate it later but the material will not be viewable by other users.
Facebook also stressed that personal data is not provided to advertisers.
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