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"Facebook on Thursday proposed updates (via TechCrunch) to its Data Use Policy and Statement of Rights and Responsibilities to better explain how user content and personal information is put to use for its service.\r\n\r\nSeveral changes to the Statement of Rights and Responsibilities come as part of a recent settlement of a lawsuit that objected to the company including user Likes in its Sponsored Stories ads.\r\n\r\nThe company noted:\r\nAs part of this proposed update, we\u00A0revised our explanation of how things like your name, profile picture and content may be used in connection with ads or commercial content to make it clear that you are granting Facebook permission for this use when you use our services.\r\nIn its section-by-section summary, Facebook also proposed an update explaining that Facebook will respect the wishes of users who want to limit their audience for these types of ads.\r\n\r\nAdditional updates to the Statement of Rights and Responsibilities include clarifications on the fact that Facebook apps will be updated and users are responsible for access fees, data charges and text messages.\r\n\r\nFacebook's proposed Data Use Policy provides additional information about what kind of personal information it collects and how it is put to use. Here are some of the key updates as described by the company:\r\n\r\n\tYour information.\u00A0We clarified that you share information with Facebook when you communicate with us, like when you send us an email.\r\n\tOther information we receive about you.\u00A0\u00A0We simplified the explanation for how we receive information and clarified the types of information we receive when you use or run Facebook, including from your devices, such as your IP address or mobile phone number.\r\n\tPersonalized ads.\u00A0We rewrote the entire advertising section to better explain what we thought was important for people to know about how we use the information we receive to provide relevant ads to people on and off Facebook.\r\n\r\nThe company's Chief Privacy Officer Erin Egan summarized the updates in an interview with AllThingsD:\r\n\r\n\u201CWe want to be really, really clear that whenever you give us information, we\u2019re going to take it,&amp;quot; she said.\r\n\r\nUsers who would like to provide Facebook with feedback on the changes have seven days to leave comments.\r\n\r\nChanges to these governing documents aren't likely to directly address user objections to seeing their information show up in ads, but at least Facebook is being up front with us and is offering to respect our choices.\r\n\r\n\u27A4 Proposed Updates to our Governing Documents (Facebook)\r\n\r\nPhoto credit:\u00A0JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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