Facebook in privacy simplification bid

In a bid to put a full stop to personal security issues, social networking giant Facebook is effecting some changes to its privacy settings that would simplify its policies.

Facebook has been constantly coming up with new policies to address the privacy issues over the time, but its 500 million plus user base has largely remained unimpressed.

In a new posting on the Facebook Site Governance blog, Facebook said: "At Facebook, we are constantly developing new experiences and features to help you control your information. Some of our recent work includes simplified privacy settings and publisher privacy controls that let you select your audience every time you post something on Facebook. However, there is more to controlling your information than just settings."

"It's also important that you understand how information is used and what your choices are. That's why the privacy team took on a new project and applied Facebook's unconventional, innovative spirit to develop a new privacy policy written for regular people," the blog post stated.

With the initiation of steps meant to simplify its privacy policy, Facebook has, in a way, acknowledged the complexity of its policy setting that is of '5830 words of legalese' and "longer than the US Constitution - without the amendments."

Its new policy draft has led to simplification and organisation of information under practical headings such as "your information and how it is used" and "how advertising works."