Concerned about security for users, especially minors, social networking Web site Facebook this week introduced new privacy features. These features give users more control over who can or cannot see data stored on their profile pages.
The new privacy controls let users choose which of their friends can see information such as photo albums, mobile phone number or e-mail addresses, PC World said report.
Last November, Facebook launched an online advertising tool, Beacon. This raised the issue of security, with bloggers and privacy experts condemning the program for being confusing and potentially dangerous for users, PC World said. These concerns were compounded when it was revealed that Beacon tracked Web behavior and sent data back to Facebook without notifying users. Under heavy criticism, Facebook was forced to redesign Beacon.
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