It\u2019s important to show people in black and white how our products work \u2013 it\u2019s one of the ways people can make informed decisions about their privacy, says Erin Egan, VP and chief privacy officer, policy.<\/p>\n
The social network is under severe pressure following a data-harvesting scandal, which has led to the company helping users delete their information as part of an overhaul of its privacy settings.<\/p>\n
The scandal forced an apology from CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. \u201cI\u2019m really sorry that this happened,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have a basic responsibility to protect people\u2019s data. And if we can\u2019t do that, we don\u2019t deserve to have the opportunity to serve people.\u201d<\/p>\n
“We\u2019re proposing updates to our terms of service that include our commitments to everyone using Facebook. We explain the services we offer in language that\u2019s easier to read. We\u2019re also updating our data policy to better spell out what data we collect and how we use it in Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and other products,” said Egan in a post<\/a> on the company\u2019s site this week.<\/p>\n These updates are about making things clearer, he said. “We\u2019re not asking for new rights to collect, use or share your data on Facebook. We\u2019re also not changing any of the privacy choices you\u2019ve made in the past.”<\/p>\n He outlined a few examples of what you\u2019ll find:<\/p>\n “For the next seven days (April 4), you\u2019ll be able to provide your feedback on the terms and data policy. Once finalized, we\u2019ll publish these documents and ask you to agree to them on Facebook, along with information about the choices you have over your privacy,” said Egan.<\/p>\n\n
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