Facebook’s Settlement With FTC Confirmed: Privacy Changes Must Be Opt In

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg just issued a statement on the Facebook Blog confirming that his company has settled with the FTC over charges that it has violated user privacy over the year. Facebook is now  ”required to obtain consumers’ affirmative express consent before enacting changes that override their privacy preferences”, effectively making all future privacy control changes opt in. Facebook must also submit to privacy audits every 2 years for the next 20 years, bar access to content on deactivated accounts, and avoid misrepresenting the privacy or security of user data. Zuckerberg’s statement and the press release from the FTC confirm reports of a coming settlement from earlier this month.We’ll have more analysis in the next few minutes.
Source:http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/29/zuckerberg-ftc-settlement/